Moody Municipal Park
Managed by City of Moody
62 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Moody
Moody has 62 acres of parks, 4.6 for every 1,000 residents
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Moody, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #146 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
76 acres · of 24.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Highest peak
850 ft
Hurst Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moody have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moody is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #146 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moody’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home14% 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 13%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 22%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Moody’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Moody. 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 Moody Municipal Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
1% of Moody’s land. Who manages Moody’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city56 ac
State natural resources20 ac
Local Park · 56 acResource Management Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody City Park Local Park | Town or city | 56 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 20 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Moody
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moody
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Moody
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Peaks in Moody
Hurst Hill850 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
3Soccer
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moody: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moody →
Next door
Moody and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 14% | D |
| Odenville | 3% | 0.1 | 1 | 12% | C− |
| Trussville | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 26% | C− |
| Leeds | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 30% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moody
Where can I hike in Moody?
The longest trail networks: Moody Municipal Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Moody 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 Moody’s trails?
Moody Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Moody?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Moody?
3,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moody or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 81 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Moody have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #146 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 Moody 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 →