South Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Falkville
Falkville has 8 acres of parks, 4.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Falkville. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Falkville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Falkville is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Falkville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home71% 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 20%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Falkville’s under 1% is ahead of 28% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Falkville. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Falkville’s land. Who manages Falkville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County10 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Falkville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Falkville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Falkville
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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Falkville →
Next door
Falkville and its neighbors
Falkville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkville | under 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 71% | C− |
| Hartselle | 2% | 0.2 | 9 | 40% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Falkville
Where can I hike in Falkville?
The longest trail networks: Depot Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Falkville 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 Falkville’s trails?
South Park and Depot Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Falkville?
410 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Falkville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Falkville have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Falkville 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 →