Legion Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: CalleyD01 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Austell
9% of Austell’s land is conserved: 358 acres
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Austell, 0.1 per square mile of land. 80 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #68 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
358 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
9.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Austell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Austell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Austell is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #68 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Austell’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 75%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Austell’s 9% is ahead of 92% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
358 conserved acres
9% of Austell’s land. Who manages Austell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city178 ac
Army Corps of Engineers145 ac
County34 ac
Private Park · 145 acLocal Park · 140 acLocal Conservation Area · 42 acLocal Recreation Area · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Creek Mitigation Private Park | Army Corps of Engineers | 145 | Closed |
| Brands Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Closed |
| Frog Rock Property Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 42 | Closed |
| Clarkdale Park Local Park | County | 34 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Teague Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Closed |
| Ingram Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Closed |
| Collar Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Lawrence 1248 Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Closed |
| Shadix Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
2 places to go in Austell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Austell
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
6Tennis
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Austell: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Austell →
Next door
Austell and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austell | 9% | 0.1 | 9 | 83% | B− |
| Mableton | 2% | 0.3 | 7 | 39% | C |
| Lithia Springs | 8% | 0.2 | 42 | 26% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Austell
How much of Austell is conserved land?
9% 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 Austell’s trails?
Legion Park and Clarkdale Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Austell?
9,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Austell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Austell have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Austell 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 →