Jordan Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Chatom
Few parks or trails are on the map in Chatom
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Chatom. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 10.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chatom have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chatom is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chatom’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home32% 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 12%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Chatom’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 25% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Chatom. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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 Jordan Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Chatom
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chatom
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
6Baseball
4Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chatom: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chatom →
Questions about parks and trails in Chatom
Where can I hike in Chatom?
The longest trail networks: Jordan Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chatom is conserved land?
under 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 Chatom’s trails?
Jordan Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chatom?
6 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chatom or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chatom have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Chatom 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 →