Battle of West Point
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lanett
Lanett has 34 acres of parks, 4.9 for every 1,000 residents
75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #111 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
39 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lanett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lanett is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #111 of 187 in Alabama. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lanett’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home75% 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 21%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 41%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Lanett’s 1% is ahead of 51% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lanett. 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
39 conserved acres
1% of Lanett’s land. Who manages Lanett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
State natural resources8 ac
Private owners1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 20 acLocal Park · 11 acResource Management Area · 8 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
| L B Sykes Community Senter Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fort Tyler Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lanett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lanett
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
6Tennis
6Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lanett: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lanett →
Next door
Lanett and its neighbors
Lanett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanett | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 75% | C− |
| Valley | 1% | 0.1 | 18 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lanett
How much of Lanett 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 Lanett’s trails?
Battle of West Point doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lanett?
8,118 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lanett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lanett have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #111 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 Lanett 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 →