Photo: Rivers Langley SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Phenix City has 485 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Phenix City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Phenix City’s land is conserved, about 503 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #59 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Phenix City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Phenix City is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #59 of 187 in Alabama. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Phenix City’s 3% is ahead of 78% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lakeview Park
503 conserved acres
3% of Phenix City’s land. Who manages Phenix City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin-Idle Hour Park Local Park | Town or city | 185 | Open |
| Austin Sumbry Park Local Park | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Southside Park Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Lakewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| 5Th Street South Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Phenix City Riverwalk Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Meadowlane Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 17 | Open |
| Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
27 places to go in Phenix City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
11 picnic areas without a name on the map.
4 lakes & rivers
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
2 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Phenix City: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Phenix City →
Phenix City and its neighbors
Phenix City has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City | 3% | 0.1 | 13 | 41% | C+ |
| Smiths Station | 2% | under 0.1 | 14 | 12% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Phenix City
How much of Phenix City is conserved land?
3% 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 Phenix City’s trails?
Idle Hour Park and Lakeview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Phenix City?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Phenix City?
5,403 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Phenix City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 507 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Phenix City have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 Phenix City neighbors.
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 →