Diamond Lakes Regional Park
Park
164 acres4.4 mi of trail
Augusta International Raceway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Woodrow Wilson Boyhood Home · Photo: Annalisa.frazier · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Augusta
Augusta has 224 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Diamond Lakes Regional Park (4.4 mi), Augusta Riverwalk (3.8 mi), Phinizy Swamp Nature Park (2.4 mi). 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3,143 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #67 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
4,889 acres · of 324.3 sq mi of land
Trails
224 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,143 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
22 mi paths
Highest peak
112 ft
Rhodes Mound
Lakes & rivers
61
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Augusta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Augusta is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #67 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Augusta’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (224 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,143 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home51% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 75%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Augusta ranks #342 on Outdoors.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Augusta’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Diamond Lakes Regional Park, with 4.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Augusta Riverwalk
Managed by City of Augusta
146 acres3.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
Nature preserve
882 acres2.4 mi of trail
Beaver Dam TrailCattail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Henry H. Brigham Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Freedom Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 35 parks & preserves
Diamond Lakes Regional Park164 acres · 4.4 mi of trail
DirectionsAugusta Riverwalk146 acres · 3.8 mi of trail · City of Augusta
DirectionsPhinizy Swamp Nature Park882 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsPendleton King Park56 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsHenry H. Brigham Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Freedom Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Butler Creek Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBrookfield Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHephzibah-Carroll Community Center25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Augusta Soccer Park20 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Dyess Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWarren Road Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAqueduct Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Clearing2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Springfield Village Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Augusta Tomorrow, Inc.
DirectionsNew Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Park36 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
Augusta Common Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Augusta Recreation and Parks
DirectionsEisenhower Park25 acres
DirectionsLake Olmstead Park24 acres
DirectionsMay Park14 acres
DirectionsGTA 03 Switch Park12 acres
DirectionsMcBean Community Park8 acres
Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building7 acres
DirectionsChafee Park5 acres
DirectionsSue Reynolds Park5 acres
DirectionsWinding Wood Park5 acres
DirectionsOld Academy of Richmond County Park3 acres
DirectionsMonteclair Park2 acres
Meadow Garden2 acres
DirectionsBig Oak Park2 acres
Augusta Affordable Housing2 acres
Courthouse Square and Old Government House2 acres
DirectionsFire Station 112 acres
Hillside Park2 acres
DirectionsLafayette Center2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
4,889 conserved acres
2% of Augusta’s land. Who manages Augusta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources4,977 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,519 ac
County868 ac
Town or city805 ac
Other state land66 ac
Private owners2 ac
Unknown Easement · 2,199 acState Conservation Area · 1,607 acConservation Easement · 1,397 acLocal Park · 1,260 acState Resource Management Area · 1,202 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,056 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 97 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phinizy Swamp Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,607 | Open |
| Spirit Creek Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 637 | Unknown |
| Spirit Creek Forest Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 565 | Unknown |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 468 | Open |
| Diamond Lakes Park /cc Local Park | Town or city | 285 | Open |
| Richmond County Greenspace Local Park | County | 280 | Open |
| Augusta-Richmond County Greenspace Local Park | County | 76 | Open |
| 121-003 State Recreation Area | Other state land | 66 | Open |
| Pendleton King Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 66 | Open |
| Fifth St. Riverwalk/Marina Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
85 places to go in Augusta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Augusta
Fleming Pool
DirectionsNational Hills Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Augusta
Oglethorpe ParkIn Augusta Riverwalk
DirectionsWilkerson Playground
Directions66 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Augusta
Pendleton King Dog ParkIn Pendleton King Park
DirectionsPlus 5 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Augusta
Kayak River Access
DirectionsLake Olmstead Boat RampIn Lake Olmstead Park
DirectionsNorth Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Augusta
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Peaks in Augusta
Rhodes Mound112 ft elevation
DirectionsWhites Mound108 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Augusta
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Augusta
Pendleton King 18 Hole Disc Golf CourseIn Pendleton King Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Augusta
Japanese pocket gardenIn Augusta Riverwalk
DirectionsPlus 1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
11 named trails and 52 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 9.6 miUnpaved · 42.9 mi
River Levee Trail4.7 mi
Augusta Canal Trail3.6 mi
Canal Pump House Trail3.5 mi
Augusta International Raceway1.9 mi
Canal Pump House South Access0.4 mi
Beaver Dam Trail0.4 mi
Old Augusta Highway Southeast0.3 mi
County Highway 13670.3 mi
Cattail Trail0.2 mi
Razor's Edge0.2 mi
1 more trails
Neville Court
0.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Adams LakereservoirBabcock Wilcox LakereservoirBeaver Dam PondreservoirBetty Browning Tollison PondpondBig Smoak LakereservoirBoardmans PondreservoirBrierpatch LakelakeCarmichael PondreservoirCarrolls LakereservoirClarification PondpondDesoto Springs PondDorns PondreservoirEllis PondreservoirEqualization PondpondFort Gordon ReservoirlakeGeorge Claussen PondreservoirGordon LakereservoirGoshen LakereservoirHancock MillpondreservoirHole-in-SwamplakeHoward LakereservoirHowards LakelakeIke's PondJames PondreservoirJolly PondreservoirKerns PondreservoirKissing Bower LakereservoirLake AumondreservoirLake ElizabethpondLake InezreservoirLake OlmsteadreservoirLeitner PondreservoirLittle Brierpatch LakelakeLombard MillpondreservoirLower Leitner PondreservoirMaxwell LakereservoirMayor's PondpondMcDade PondreservoirMcDonald PondreservoirMirror LakereservoirNew Savannah Bluff LockNew Savannah Bluff PoolreservoirPond LombardreservoirRachel Lake IreservoirRachel Lake IIreservoirRachel Lake IIIreservoirRachel Lake IVreservoirRhodes PondreservoirRichmond Factory PondSignal LakereservoirCanalSavannah River
Biking & sports
22 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
22 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
95Tennis
80Baseball
36Basketball
12Soccer
9Football
7Pickleball
3Softball
2Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →50 places on the National Register, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 25 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Harris-Pearson-Walker HouseBuilding · listed 1969
About itSacred Heart Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About itFirst Baptist Church of AugustaBuilding · listed 1972
About itGertrude Herbert Art InstituteBuilding · listed 1973
About itAcademy of Richmond CountyBuilding · listed 1973
About itBrahe HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About it38 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Augusta: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Augusta →
Next door
Augusta and its neighbors
Augusta has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Augusta
Where can I hike in Augusta?
The longest trail networks: Diamond Lakes Regional Park, 4.4 miles; Augusta Riverwalk, 3.8 miles; Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 2.4 miles; Pendleton King Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Augusta is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Augusta’s trails?
Diamond Lakes Regional Park and Augusta Riverwalk don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Augusta?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 22 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Augusta?
19,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Augusta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,769 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Augusta have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 of 264 in Georgia. 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 Augusta neighbors.
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Sources
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 →