Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Columbiana
45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Columbiana, 0.1 per square mile of land. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #118 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Columbiana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Columbiana is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Columbiana’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Columbiana City Park
25 conserved acres
under 1% of Columbiana’s land. Who manages Columbiana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
4 places to go in Columbiana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Columbiana: 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 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Columbiana →
Columbiana and its neighbors
Columbiana has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 45% | C− |
| Chelsea | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 21% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbiana
How much of Columbiana 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 Columbiana’s trails?
Columbiana Sports Complex and Columbiana City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Columbiana?
16,939 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbiana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Columbiana have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Columbiana 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 →