Sylvan Springs Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sylvan Springs
Sylvan Springs has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
32 acres · of 9.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Sylvan Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sylvan Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sylvan Springs is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sylvan Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home26% 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 46%
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Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Sylvan Springs’ under 1% is ahead of 30% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
under 1% of Sylvan Springs’ land. Who manages Sylvan Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city28 ac
State natural resources4 ac
Local Park · 18 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acResource Management Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Baseball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged Lands Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 4 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Sylvan Springs: 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 | 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 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sylvan Springs →
Next door
Sylvan Springs and its neighbors
Sylvan Springs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Springs | under 1% | 1.2 | 19 | 26% | B− |
| Birmingham | 4% | 0.5 | 22 | 77% | B+ |
| Maytown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sylvan Springs
How much of Sylvan Springs 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 Sylvan Springs’ trails?
Sylvan Springs Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sylvan Springs?
5,484 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sylvan Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sylvan Springs have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Sylvan Springs 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 →