Locust Fork Community Park
Park
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Locust Fork
Few parks or trails are on the map in Locust Fork
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Locust Fork. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Locust Fork have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Locust Fork is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Locust Fork’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home41% 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 16%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Locust Fork’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Locust Fork. 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
The longest trail network is Locust Fork Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Locust Fork’s land. Who manages Locust Fork’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1 ac
Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Locust Fork
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Locust Fork
Locust Fork Community Park PlaygroundIn Locust Fork Community Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 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
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Locust Fork: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Locust Fork →
Questions about parks and trails in Locust Fork
Where can I hike in Locust Fork?
The longest trail networks: Locust Fork Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Locust Fork 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 Locust Fork’s trails?
Locust Fork Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Locust Fork?
1,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Locust Fork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Locust Fork have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Locust Fork 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 →