Grant Park
Park
27 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Grant
Few parks or trails are on the map in Grant
The biggest trail networks: Grant Park (0.5 mi). 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. 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 Grant’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home21% 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 33%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Grant’s 1% is ahead of 36% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Grant. 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
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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 Grant Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
1% of Grant’s land. Who manages Grant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority7 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville Reservoir Retained Land Federal Other or Unknown | Tennessee Valley Authority | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Grant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grant
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
5Baseball
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).
Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution SchoolDistrict · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Grant: April to June
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 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grant →
Questions about parks and trails in Grant
Where can I hike in Grant?
The longest trail networks: Grant Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grant 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 Grant’s trails?
Grant Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grant?
16,731 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Grant 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 →