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Outdoors in Alma

Few parks or trails are on the map in Alma

2 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 8.8 miles of mapped trail cross Alma, 0.2 per square mile of land. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
113 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,549 ft
Alma Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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.

Who protects it

113 conserved acres

1% of Alma’s land. Who manages Alma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation111 ac
Town or city2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 111 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alma Pond
State Resource Management Area
State conservation111Open
Town Of Alma Land
Local Park
Town or city2Unknown
Things to do

4 places to go in Alma

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

Peaks in Alma
Alma Hill2,549 ft elevation
Directions
White Hill2,510 ft elevation
Directions
Meservey Hill2,208 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Alma: May, August and September

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)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)313443566876797871594636
Rain (in)2.82.12.83.63.64.44.43.94.03.83.13.0

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Alma →

Next door

Alma and its neighbors

Alma has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Alma— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bolivarunder 1%0.12058%C
Sciounder 1%0.1327%D
Willing2%0.34637%B−
Wellsville2%0.11267%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Alma

Are dogs allowed on Alma’s trails?

Alma Pond doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Alma?

8,140 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alma 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 →