Oneonta Recreation Park
Park
28 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: The original uploader was Mld74 at English Wikipedia. · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Oneonta
Oneonta has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Oneonta Recreation Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #62 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
37 acres · of 15.8 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Oneonta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oneonta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oneonta is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #62 of 187 in Alabama. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oneonta’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (43 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home39% 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 34%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 67%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Oneonta’s under 1% is ahead of 24% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% 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.
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 Oneonta Recreation Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Polk Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Oneonta Recreation Park28 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsWoodland Scout Park4 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsPolk Park3 acres
Palisades Park1 acres · Blount County
Pop Up Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
37 conserved acres
under 1% of Oneonta’s land. Who manages Oneonta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Park · 11 acResource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oneonta Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Woodland Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Oneonta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oneonta
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Oneonta
Woodland BarkHours: sunrise-sunset · In Woodland Scout Park
DirectionsPeaks in Oneonta
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Oneonta
1 community garden without a name on the map.
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
10Baseball
9Tennis
5Tracks
3Basketball
2Soccer
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Easley Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1981
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oneonta: 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) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oneonta →
Questions about parks and trails in Oneonta
Where can I hike in Oneonta?
The longest trail networks: Oneonta Recreation Park, 0.8 miles; Woodland Scout Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oneonta 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 Oneonta’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Woodland Scout Park (on leash) and Palisades Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oneonta?
1,016 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oneonta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oneonta have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #62 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 Oneonta 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 →