Oak grove park and walking track
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Childersburg
Childersburg has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
45 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #36 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
55 acres · of 12.3 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Highest peak
804 ft
Bailey Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Childersburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Childersburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Childersburg is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #36 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Childersburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home63% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 81%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Childersburg’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 95% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
1% of Childersburg’s land. Who manages Childersburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city37 ac
State natural resources16 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 33 acResource Management Area · 16 acLocal Park · 4 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 16 | Open |
| Oak Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Southeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Childersburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Childersburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Childersburg
Bailey Mountain804 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Childersburg
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
3Basketball
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 Childersburg: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Childersburg →
Next door
Childersburg and its neighbors
Childersburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childersburg | 1% | 0.9 | 10 | 63% | B− |
| Sylacauga | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Childersburg
How much of Childersburg 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 Childersburg’s trails?
Oak grove park and walking track and Sally West Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Childersburg?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Childersburg?
17,225 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Childersburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Childersburg have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Childersburg 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 →