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Sequoyah's CabinSequoyah's Cabin · Photo: Tonya Stinson · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Akins

Few parks or trails are on the map in Akins

22% of Akins’ land is conserved, about 1,914 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Akins.

Conserved land
22%
1,914 acres · of 13.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

1,914 conserved acres

22% of Akins’ land. Who manages Akins’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,914 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,914 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
CLO Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,914Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

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

History →
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Sequoyah's CabinNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Akins

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)505564738088939285746252
Rain (in)3.02.74.15.15.94.84.04.04.64.54.13.7

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Akins →

Next door

Akins and its neighbors

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
Akins— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brushy— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stoney Point— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Akins

Are dogs allowed on Akins’ trails?

Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Akins?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Akins 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 →