Georgetown Civil War Armory · Photo: Jacqueline Perlmutter · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Georgetown
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Georgetown’s land is conserved, about 465 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Georgetown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Georgetown is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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465 conserved acres
5% of Georgetown’s land. Who manages Georgetown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 460 | Open |
| Beam Field Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Georgetown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Georgetown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail
4.2 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Georgetown: May and June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 60 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 8.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Georgetown →
Questions about parks and trails in Georgetown
How much of Georgetown is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Georgetown?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Georgetown?
105,635 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Georgetown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 881 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Georgetown have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Georgetown 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 →