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Outdoors in Livingston

Livingston has 63 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents

The biggest trail networks: Tartt Field (0.5 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Livingston, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #86 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 7.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
184 ft
Baldwin Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Livingston have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Livingston is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #86 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Livingston’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 54%

Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Livingston’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% of 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.

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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 Tartt Field, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tartt Field

Park
35 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Jaycee Park

Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

McConnell Field

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Happy Hollow Park

Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

11 places to go in Livingston

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Livingston
Baldwin Hill184 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 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
8Tennis
7Baseball
5Basketball
4Softball
2Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sumter County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1972
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Livingston: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.912.913.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)576170778489929187786759
Rain (in)5.05.55.45.03.84.34.94.23.33.24.25.1

October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Livingston →

Questions about parks and trails in Livingston

Where can I hike in Livingston?

The longest trail networks: Tartt Field, 0.5 miles; Happy Hollow Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Livingston 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 Livingston’s trails?

Tartt Field and Jaycee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Livingston?

225 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Livingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Livingston have?

Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #86 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 Livingston 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 →