Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Center Point
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Center Point. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Center Point’s land is conserved, about 45 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #126 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Center Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center Point is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #126 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Point’s 1% is ahead of 54% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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45 conserved acres
1% of Center Point’s land. Who manages Center Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed-Harvey Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Center Point Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Center Point Satellite Courthouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Center Point Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Center Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Center Point: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center Point →
Center Point and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 50% | C− |
| Birmingham | 4% | 0.5 | 22 | 77% | B+ |
| Pinson | 7% | 0.6 | 73 | 18% | B+ |
| Clay | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 33% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Center Point
How much of Center Point is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Alabama town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Center Point?
4,614 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Center Point have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 of 187 in Alabama. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Center Point neighbors.
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 →