Hartford Recreational Park
Managed by City of Hartford
24 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hartford
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hartford
The biggest trail networks: Hartford Recreational Park (0.6 mi). 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hartford, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #98 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hartford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hartford is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #98 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hartford’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home49% 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 24%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 48%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Hartford’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hartford. 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 Hartford Recreational Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Hartford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hartford
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hartford: 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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
May is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hartford →
Questions about parks and trails in Hartford
Where can I hike in Hartford?
The longest trail networks: Hartford Recreational Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hartford 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 Hartford’s trails?
Hartford Recreational Park and Town Square don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hartford?
708 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hartford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hartford have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #98 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 Hartford 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 →