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Kirk Wallace Complex
Managed by Sheffield Parks & Recreation
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Sheffield
Sheffield, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Sheffield is conserved land, roughly 521 acres. There are about 2.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sheffield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sheffield outdoors
Conserved land
12%
521 of 4,531 acres
Trails
2.1 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
56 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 0.3 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
Avalon Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Rivermont Park
Park
6 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.
Public pools in Sheffield
Sheffield Recreation Center Swimming Pool
Who protects the land
521 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Baseball5
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sheffield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Federal Other or Unknown 494 acResource Management Area 26 acLocal Park 15 acLocal Recreation Area 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickwick Reservoir Retained LandFederal Other or Unknown | Tennessee Valley Authority | 494 | Access unknown |
| State-owned Submerged LandsResource Management Area | State natural resources | 26 | Open |
| Sheffield Youth ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rivermont ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| 10Th Ave ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| York Terrace ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tom Coburn Ball FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Burton CemeteryCemetery
Cuba CemeteryCemetery
Murphy-Kemper-Cockburn CemeteryCemetery
Oakwood CemeteryCemetery
Winston CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Sheffield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | 11.5% | 2.1 mi | 3 |
| Muscle Shoals | 6.1% | 6.9 mi | 3 |
| Tuscumbia | 0.7% | 0.5 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sheffield'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.