Cordova Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cordova
Cordova has 7 acres of parks, 4.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cordova, 0.1 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
472 ft
Reservoir Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cordova have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cordova is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cordova’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home66% 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 19%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Cordova’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cordova. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Reservior Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
2 places to go in Cordova
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cordova
Disney Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Cordova
Reservoir Hill472 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Stage Loop0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Cordova: 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 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cordova →
Questions about parks and trails in Cordova
How much of Cordova 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 Cordova’s trails?
Cordova Park and Reservior Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cordova?
565 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cordova or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cordova have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Cordova 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 →