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Outdoors in Alma

10% of Alma’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10% of Alma’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
10%
31 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
4.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

31 conserved acres

10% of Alma’s land. Who manages Alma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city20 ac
U.S. Forest Service11 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Local Conservation Area · 12 acConservation Easement · 11 acNational Forest · 11 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alma Riverwalk
Local Conservation Area
Town or city12Open
Pike National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service11Open
Buckskin Gateway Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Alma

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

Playgrounds in Alma

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Basketball
1Skate park

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 →
Spring House-Moynahan HouseBuilding · listed 2021
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Alma: June to August

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)313340455566716862503931
Rain (in)1.11.21.51.91.71.02.12.21.41.31.11.1

June is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 2.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Alma →

Questions about parks and trails in Alma

Are dogs allowed on Alma’s trails?

Alma Town Park & Disc Golf Course doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Alma?

75,481 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alma 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 →