Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,544 acres11.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Eufaula
37% of Eufaula’s land is conserved: 14,203 acres
556 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (11.4 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #16 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
14,203 acres · of 59.5 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
556 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Eufaula?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eufaula have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eufaula is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #16 of 187 in Alabama. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eufaula’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (556 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home8% 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 66%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 92%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Eufaula’s 37% is ahead of 99% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 19% of Eufaula’s area (14 of 73 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 30%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge, with 11.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grosvenor Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
14,203 conserved acres
37% of Eufaula’s land. Water is left out: Eufaula has 59.5 square miles of land and 14.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eufaula’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers13,404 ac
State natural resources3,911 ac
State parks1,464 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits208 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service47 ac
Town or city4 ac
Recreation Management Area · 13,404 acResource Management Area · 3,911 acState Park · 1,464 acConservation Easement · 208 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 47 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 208 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter F. George Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 13,404 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,911 | Open |
| Lakepoint Resort State Park State Park | State parks | 1,464 | Open |
| Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 47 | Restricted |
| Governors Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Eufaula
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Eufaula
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Eufaula
U.S. Coast Guard - Aids to Navigation Team Eufala
DirectionsPlus 5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
14Tennis
14Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Tavern, TheBuilding · listed 1970
About itBray-Barron HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itCato HouseBuilding · listed 1971
About itSheppard CottageBuilding · listed 1971
About itMcNab Bank BuildingBuilding · listed 1971
About itWellbornBuilding · listed 1971
About itKendall ManorBuilding · listed 1972
About itShorter MansionBuilding · listed 1972
About itDrewry-Mitchell-Moorer HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itGov. Chauncy Sparks HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itLore Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1973
About itKiels-McNab HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it2 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Eufaula: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eufaula →
Next door
Eufaula and its neighbors
Eufaula 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eufaula | 37% | 0.3 | 44 | 8% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eufaula
Where can I hike in Eufaula?
The longest trail networks: Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge, 11.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eufaula is conserved land?
37% 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 Eufaula’s trails?
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge and Grosvenor Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eufaula?
19,475 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eufaula or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,903 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eufaula have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 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 Eufaula 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 →