Ben E Bruner Sports Complex
Managed by City of Talladega
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Talladega
Talladega has 6.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
119 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #67 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
118 acres · of 26.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
666 ft
Nances Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Talladega?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Talladega have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Talladega is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #67 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Talladega’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (119 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · AL 36% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 65%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Talladega’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Park
Managed by City of Talladega
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Talladega National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
118 conserved acres
1% of Talladega’s land. Who manages Talladega’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city113 ac
U.S. Forest Service5 ac
Local Park · 59 acLocal Recreation Area · 53 acNational Forest · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Bruner Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Amanda Bingham Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Mcmillan Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Talladega National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
| Bemiston Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Westgate Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Jemison Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Harmon Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Talladega
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Talladega
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Talladega
Nances Hill666 ft elevation
DirectionsCollege Hill581 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 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
10Tennis
9Baseball
5Basketball
4Football
4Tracks
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Talladega Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itSilk Stocking DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itBoxwoodBuilding · listed 1983
About itFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1983
About itThornhillBuilding · listed 1998
About itTalladega College Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Talladega: 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) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Talladega →
Questions about parks and trails in Talladega
How much of Talladega 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 Talladega’s trails?
Ben E Bruner Sports Complex and Veterans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Talladega?
68,110 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Talladega or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Talladega have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Talladega 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 →