Bess Walker Park
Managed by City of Avondale
19 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Aprabhu · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Avondale Estates
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Avondale Estates
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Avondale Estates, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Bess Walker Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #22 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Avondale Estates?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Avondale Estates have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avondale Estates is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #22 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Avondale Estates’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 92%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Avondale Estates’ 3% is ahead of 59% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Bess Walker Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Willis Park
Managed by City of Avondale Estates
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Fletcher Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of Avondale Estates’ land. Who manages Avondale Estates’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
County3 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Avondale Park/Bess Walker Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Avondale Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Avondale Plaza Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Avondale Tennis Courts Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| John Fletcher Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Avondale Estates
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Avondale Estates
Avondale Swim & Tennis ClubIn Willis Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Avondale Estates
Little Gym of Decatur
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Avondale Estates
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Soccer
2Baseball
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Avondale Estates Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Avondale Estates: 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 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Avondale Estates →
Next door
Avondale Estates and its neighbors
Avondale Estates has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Estates | 3% | 0.8 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Scottdale | 3% | 0.1 | 7 | 88% | C+ |
| Decatur | 6% | 2.3 | 8 | 99%+ | A− |
| Belvedere Park | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 78% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avondale Estates
Where can I hike in Avondale Estates?
The longest trail networks: Bess Walker Park, 0.7 miles; Willis Park, 0.2 miles; Fletcher Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avondale Estates is conserved land?
3% 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 Avondale Estates’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Bess Walker Park (on leash) and Willis Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avondale Estates?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Avondale Estates?
13,459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avondale Estates or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Avondale Estates have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 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 Avondale Estates 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 →