Few parks or trails are on the map in Johannesburg
2 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Johannesburg, 3.1 per square mile of land. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 named trail
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 Johannesburg: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 76 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 1.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Johannesburg →
Johannesburg and its neighbors
Johannesburg has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannesburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Randsburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Johannesburg
Is there public land near Johannesburg?
47,452 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johannesburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Johannesburg 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 →