College Street Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Troy has 161 acres of parks, 9.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Troy. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #106 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does Troy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Troy is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #106 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Troy’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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
The longest trail network is Janice Hawkins Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Franklin Drive Park
Murphree Park
Washington Street Park
All 5 parks & preserves
137 conserved acres
1% of Troy’s land. Who manages Troy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Sportsplex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Troy Miracle League Field & Playground Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Franklin Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Murphree Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Washington Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pike County Pocosin Complex State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Troy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Troy: 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 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Troy →
Questions about parks and trails in Troy
Where can I hike in Troy?
The longest trail networks: Janice Hawkins Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Troy 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 Troy’s trails?
Janice Hawkins Park and Franklin Drive Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Troy?
638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Troy have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 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 Troy 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 →