Village Point Park Preserve
Nature preserve
78 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Methodist Episcopal Church, South · Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Daphne
Daphne has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Village Point Park Preserve (0.7 mi), W.O. Lott Park (0.5 mi). 125 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #105 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
52 acres · of 20.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
125 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.2 mi
7.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Daphne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Daphne is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #105 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Daphne’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (125 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home30% 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 22%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 44%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Daphne’s under 1% is ahead of 26% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Daphne. 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 C− 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 Village Point Park Preserve, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Joe Patrick Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Village Point Park Preserve78 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
W.O. Lott Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBayfront Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
McMillian Bluff1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Daphne Sports Complex56 acres
DirectionsJoe Patrick Park12 acres
May Day Park5 acres
Canterbury Place Trail1 acres
Alphonse Memorial Veterans Park1 acres · City of Daphne
Centennial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
52 conserved acres
under 1% of Daphne’s land. Who manages Daphne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city52 ac
Local Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Louis Partick Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Bayfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Wo Lott Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| May Day Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
18 places to go in Daphne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Daphne
Canterbury Place Playground
DirectionsDaphne East Playground
DirectionsDaphne East Playground #2
DirectionsMontclair Playground
DirectionsRidgewood Playground
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Daphne
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Daphne
Canterbury Place Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
36Golf
23Tennis
20Baseball
12Pickleball
8Soccer
6Tracks
4Basketball
4Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthBuilding · listed 1980
About itMcMillan HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itTexas, TheBuilding · listed 1988
About itCaptain Adams HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itWalker HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itGeorge W. Cullum HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itLewis Starke HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itMalbis PlantationDistrict · listed 2011
About itManly-Strong HouseBuilding · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Daphne: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (4.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Daphne →
Next door
Daphne and its neighbors
Daphne has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne | under 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 30% | C− |
| Spanish Fort | 6% | 0.8 | 34 | 26% | B |
| Fairhope | 1% | 0.4 | 9 | 44% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Daphne
Where can I hike in Daphne?
The longest trail networks: Village Point Park Preserve, 0.7 miles; W.O. Lott Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Daphne 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 Daphne’s trails?
Village Point Park Preserve and W.O. Lott Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Daphne?
7.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Daphne?
3,524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Daphne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Daphne have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Daphne 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 →