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Wadley Railroad DepotWadley Railroad Depot · Photo: Bob Bell · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Wadley

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wadley

13% of Wadley’s land is conserved, about 119 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wadley, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
119 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

119 conserved acres

13% of Wadley’s land. Who manages Wadley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits97 ac
State natural resources26 ac
Unknown Easement · 97 acResource Management Area · 26 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 94 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State-owned Submerged Lands
Resource Management Area
State natural resources26Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Football
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Wadley Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Wadley: April and May

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.914.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)556068758288919085766658
Rain (in)5.05.15.34.74.14.64.84.03.53.34.15.5

October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wadley →

Questions about parks and trails in Wadley

Is there public land near Wadley?

1,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wadley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wadley neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →