1
Chewacla State Park
Park
560 acres25.2 mi of trail
Rock BottomFor Pete's SakeCCC TrailDeer Rub TrailKick Six
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Auburn
Auburn, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.8% of Auburn is conserved land, roughly 1,586 acres. There are about 57 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chewacla State Park (25.2 mi), Kiesel Park (2.5 mi), and Town Creek Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Auburn, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Auburn outdoors
Conserved land
3.8%
1,586 of 41,506 acres
Trails
57 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 33 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
25
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
32.4 mi
22.3 mi lanes · 9.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Kiesel Park
Park
117 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Town Creek Park
Park
72 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Davis Arboretum
Park
18 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Sam Harris Park
Park
31 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Duck Samford Park
Park
58 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Dinius Park
Managed by City of Auburn
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 25 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 25 parks & preserves
Chewacla State Park560 acres · 25.2 mi of trail
Kiesel Park117 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Town Creek Park72 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Davis Arboretum18 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Sam Harris Park31 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Duck Samford Park58 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Dinius Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Auburn
Agricultural Heritage Park29 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Felton Little Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Samford Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Auburn
Showing 1–10 of 38 playgrounds
Lundy Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Town Creek Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.6 miUnpaved 30.8 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Rock Bottom2.8 mi
- For Pete's Sake2.4 mi
- CCC Trail2.3 mi
- Deer Rub Trail1.6 mi
- Kick Six1.4 mi
- Groundhogs Day1.4 mi
- Creek View Trail1.1 mi
- Low Gravity1.0 mi
- High Gravity1.0 mi
- Tiger Woods1.0 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 23 places
Auburn Farm Storage PondpondBarksdale LakereservoirChewacla LakereservoirConways LakelakeCress Outing Club LakereservoirGreg LakelakeKuderna LakereservoirLake OgletreereservoirLake WilmorereservoirLundy Chase Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,586 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes22.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
- Rock Bottom (bike route)2.8 mi
- For Pete's Sake (bike route)2.4 mi
- CCC Trail (bike route)2.3 mi
- Deer Rub Trail (bike route)1.6 mi
- Groundhogs Day (bike route)1.4 mi
- Kick Six (bike route)1.4 mi
- Creek View Trail (bike route)1.1 mi
- High Gravity (bike route)1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis60
- Tracks27
- Baseball23
- Basketball15
- Golf11
- Beach volleyball10
- Football8
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Auburn
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 592 acLocal Park 554 acLocal Recreation Area 242 acState Conservation Area 122 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 68 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chewacla State ParkState Park | State parks | 592 | Open |
| Lake Wilmore ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 201 | Open |
| Louise Kreher Forest Ecology PreserveState Conservation Area | Other state land | 122 | Open |
| Kiesel ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 122 | Open |
| Indian Pines Country ClubLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Town Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Auburn Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Duck Samford ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Sam Harris ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Town Creek CemeteryLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Auburn University Historic DistrictIn Ross Square · District
Baughman-Honor-Stiles HouseBuilding
Old Main and Church Street Historic DistrictDistrict
The Auburn MemorialPlaque
Toomer's DrugsBuilding
Veteran's Memorial MonumentMonument
WWI MemorialIn Samford Park · War memorial
Baptist Hill CemeteryCemetery
Cherry CemeteryCemetery
Memorial Park CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Auburn and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 3.8% | 56.7 mi | 25 |
| Opelika | 0.5% | 8.8 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Auburn's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 40.9-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.