1
Riverside Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Selma
Selma, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Selma is conserved land, roughly 532 acres. There are about 1.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Selma, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Selma outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
532 of 9,186 acres
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Bloch Park
Park
65 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bloch Park Recreational field
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Selma City Marina Parking
4
East Selma Community Pond and Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Selma
Bloch Park PlaygroundIn Bloch Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- Valley Creek Park Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
532 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis19
- Baseball11
- Tracks5
- Football2
- Skate park1
- Softball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Selma
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 317 acRecreation Management Area 270 acLocal Park 180 acLocal Recreation Area 30 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned Submerged LandsResource Management Area | State natural resources | 317 | Open |
| Millers Ferry Lock Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 270 | Open |
| Valley Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Bloch ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Lions Club PropertyLocal Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Open |
| Historic Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Cedar ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| John D Taylor Ballfield ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Ball FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| City Pool And PlaygroundLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Bloch Park Athletic MemorialIn Bloch Park · Memorial
Bloch Park Historical MarkerIn Bloch Park · Memorial
Bridge Tender’s HouseBuilding
Brown Chapel AME ChurchBuilding
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Memorial
Icehouse Historic DistrictDistrict
Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict
Riverview Historic DistrictDistrict
Tabernacle Baptist ChurchBuilding
Water Avenue Historic DistrictIn Riverside Park · District
Nearby
Selma and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma | 5.8% | 1.8 mi | 4 |
| Valley Grande | 0.6% | 2.8 mi | 1 |
| Selmont-West Selmont | 0.8% | 1.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Selma'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 20-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.