Abbott Park
Park
24 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site · Photo: Rivers A. Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tuskegee
Few parks or trails are on the map in Tuskegee
The biggest trail networks: Abbott Park (0.5 mi). 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #123 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
149 acres · of 17.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tuskegee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tuskegee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuskegee is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #123 of 187 in Alabama. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tuskegee’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AL town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AL 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · AL 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home24% 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 19%
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Alabama towns of 2,500+ (187)Ahead of 34%
Few Alabama towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Tuskegee’s 1% is ahead of 61% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tuskegee. 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 still be 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Abbott Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tuskegee National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Green Fork Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
149 conserved acres
1% of Tuskegee’s land. Who manages Tuskegee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service50 ac
Private owners46 ac
Town or city34 ac
U.S. Forest Service18 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land1 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 49 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 46 acLocal Park · 34 acNational Forest · 18 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 88 | Restricted |
| Abbott Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Tuskegee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 18 | Open |
| Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 8 | Restricted |
| Green Fork Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Main Street Historic District Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Tuskegee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tuskegee
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & 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
7Tennis
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Football
1Softball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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Tuskegee Institute National Historic SiteNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1966
About itMacon County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itGrey ColumnsBuilding · listed 1980
About itMain Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itNorth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itButler Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion ChurchBuilding · listed 1995
About itTuskegee Airmen National Historic SiteDistrict · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Tuskegee: 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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tuskegee →
Questions about parks and trails in Tuskegee
Where can I hike in Tuskegee?
The longest trail networks: Abbott Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tuskegee 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 Tuskegee’s trails?
Abbott Park and Tuskegee National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tuskegee?
13,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuskegee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tuskegee have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Tuskegee 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 →