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Outdoors in Tumbling Shoals

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tumbling Shoals

17% of Tumbling Shoals’ land is conserved, about 1,109 acres. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
17%
1,109 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1,109 conserved acres

17% of Tumbling Shoals’ land. Water is left out: Tumbling Shoals has 10.1 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tumbling Shoals’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers1,109 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,109 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Greers Ferry Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers1,109Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Tumbling Shoals

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Tumbling Shoals

3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Tumbling Shoals

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)10.010.811.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)485261717886908983725950
Rain (in)3.73.75.15.45.73.74.13.93.64.15.04.7

September is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tumbling Shoals →

Questions about parks and trails in Tumbling Shoals

Is there public land near Tumbling Shoals?

6,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tumbling Shoals or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 388 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tumbling Shoals neighbors.

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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 →