Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
32 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Choccolocco
Few parks or trails are on the map in Choccolocco
The biggest trail networks: Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge (1.1 mi). 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Choccolocco, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #164 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
33 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Choccolocco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Choccolocco is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #164 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Choccolocco’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 12%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Choccolocco’s under 1% is ahead of 27% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Choccolocco. 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 Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Choccolocco State Forest
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
under 1% of Choccolocco’s land. Who manages Choccolocco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service64 ac
State Department of Land1 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 64 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 64 | Restricted |
| Choccolocco State Forest State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Choccolocco: 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) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Choccolocco →
Questions about parks and trails in Choccolocco
Where can I hike in Choccolocco?
The longest trail networks: Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Choccolocco 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 Choccolocco’s trails?
Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge and Choccolocco State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Choccolocco?
75,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Choccolocco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Choccolocco have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #164 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 Choccolocco 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 →