Taylor has 23 acres of parks, 7.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Taylor, 0.1 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Taylor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Taylor is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Taylor’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Taylor Recreational Park
15 conserved acres
under 1% of Taylor’s land. Who manages Taylor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
1 places to go in Taylor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
The best walking months in Taylor: 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 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Taylor →
Taylor and its neighbors
Taylor has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Taylor
Where can I hike in Taylor?
The longest trail networks: Taylor Recreational Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Taylor 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 Taylor’s trails?
City of Taylor Walking Trail and Taylor Recreational Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Taylor?
1,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taylor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Taylor have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Taylor 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 →