Jaycee Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Piedmont
Few parks or trails are on the map in Piedmont
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Piedmont, 0.1 per square mile of land. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #91 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
53 acres · of 9.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.1 mi
4.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Piedmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Piedmont is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #91 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Piedmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home48% 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 25%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 52%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Piedmont’s 1% is ahead of 48% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Piedmont. 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 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 Jaycee Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Talladega National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
1% of Piedmont’s land. Who manages Piedmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
U.S. Forest Service10 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 34 acNational Forest · 10 acLocal Park · 8 acAgricultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Talladega National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 10 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Piedmont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Piedmont
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
1Softball
1Football
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).
Southern Railway DepotBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Piedmont: 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 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Piedmont →
Questions about parks and trails in Piedmont
Where can I hike in Piedmont?
The longest trail networks: Jaycee Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Piedmont 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 Piedmont’s trails?
Jaycee Park and Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Piedmont?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Piedmont?
47,986 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piedmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Piedmont have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #91 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 Piedmont 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 →