West End-Cobb Town has 19 acres of parks, 5.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross West End-Cobb Town. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #120 of 187 in Alabama. What drives it
How much outdoors does West End-Cobb Town have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West End-Cobb Town is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #120 of 187 in Alabama. 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 West End-Cobb Town’s 1% is ahead of 37% of Alabama towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% 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.
Coldwater Mountain Doug Ghee Nature Preserve and Recreation Area
19 conserved acres
1% of West End-Cobb Town’s land. Who manages West End-Cobb Town’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thankful Community Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
| Coldwater Mountain State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in West End-Cobb Town
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 West End-Cobb Town: 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) | 10.1 | 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 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West End-Cobb Town →
West End-Cobb Town and its neighbors
West End-Cobb Town has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West End-Cobb Town | 1% | under 0.1 | 5 | 56% | C− |
| Anniston | 19% | 2.0 | 189 | 51% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West End-Cobb Town
How much of West End-Cobb Town 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 West End-Cobb Town’s trails?
Thankful Community Park and Coldwater Mountain Doug Ghee Nature Preserve and Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West End-Cobb Town?
27,962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West End-Cobb Town or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West End-Cobb Town have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 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 West End-Cobb Town 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 →