Stewart Wheeler Memorial Park
Park
19 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Davidson-Smitherman House · Photo: Rammerjammer · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Centreville
Centreville has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
1% of Centreville’s land is conserved, about 84 acres. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #31 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
84 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Centreville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Centreville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centreville is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #31 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Centreville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 84%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Centreville’s 1% is ahead of 65% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Stewart Wheeler Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
84 conserved acres
1% of Centreville’s land. Who manages Centreville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources60 ac
Town or city24 ac
Resource Management Area · 60 acLocal Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 60 | Open |
| Stewart-Wheeler Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Centreville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Centreville
6 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
12Baseball
2Football
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Centreville: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Centreville →
Next door
Centreville and its neighbors
Centreville has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville | 1% | 1.2 | 13 | 45% | B− |
| Brent | 1% | 0.4 | 6 | 41% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Centreville
Where can I hike in Centreville?
The longest trail networks: Stewart Wheeler Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Centreville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Centreville’s trails?
Stewart Wheeler Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Centreville?
38,096 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centreville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Centreville have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #31 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 Centreville 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 →