Grand Bay Odd Fellows Festival Park
Park
46 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Grand Bay Historic District · Photo: Citizens36541 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grand Bay
Few parks or trails are on the map in Grand Bay
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Grand Bay, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Grand Bay’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #114 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
55 acres · of 8.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grand Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grand Bay is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #114 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grand Bay’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home15% 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 21%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 39%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Grand Bay’s 1% is ahead of 52% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grand Bay. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Grand Bay Odd Fellows Festival Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
1% of Grand Bay’s land. Who manages Grand Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land33 ac
Town or city15 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 33 acLocal Park · 15 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford State Forest State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 33 | Restricted |
| Odd Fellows Festival Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 15 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 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
5Softball
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Grand Bay Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Grand Bay: 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) | 62 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grand Bay →
Questions about parks and trails in Grand Bay
Where can I hike in Grand Bay?
The longest trail networks: Grand Bay Odd Fellows Festival Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grand Bay is conserved land?
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 Grand Bay’s trails?
Grand Bay Odd Fellows Festival Park and Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grand Bay?
765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grand Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grand Bay have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Grand Bay 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 →