Slocomb Recreation Park
Park
23 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Slocomb
Few parks or trails are on the map in Slocomb
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Slocomb. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Slocomb have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Slocomb is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Slocomb’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 land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13B−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 18%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Slocomb’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Slocomb. 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 Slocomb Recreation Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Slocomb Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Slocomb
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Slocomb
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
6Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
1Tennis
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).
Slocomb Commercial DistrictDistrict · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Slocomb: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
May is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Slocomb →
Questions about parks and trails in Slocomb
Where can I hike in Slocomb?
The longest trail networks: Slocomb Recreation Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Slocomb 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 Slocomb’s trails?
Slocomb Recreation Park and Slocomb Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Slocomb?
1,116 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Slocomb or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Slocomb have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Slocomb 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 →