Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Bainbridge has 807 acres of parks, 56 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Bainbridge’s land is conserved, about 1,623 acres. The biggest trail networks: Cheney Griffin Park (0.7 mi). 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Bainbridge, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #24 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bainbridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bainbridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bainbridge is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #24 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bainbridge’s 12% is ahead of 96% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
Water is 6% of Bainbridge’s area (1 of 22 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cheney Griffin Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bainbridge State Park
Bill Reynolds Sports Park
Old Bainbridge High School Leisure/Sports Area
All 9 parks & preserves
1,623 conserved acres
12% of Bainbridge’s land. Water is left out: Bainbridge has 20.5 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bainbridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminole Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,569 | Open |
| Cheney Griffin Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 316 | Open |
| Lake Seminole Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 96 | Open |
| Bill Reynolds Sports Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Earl May Boat Basin Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Collier Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Bainbridge Aquatic Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| College Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pineland Drive Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lake Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
23 places to go in Bainbridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places 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.
April is the best month for walking in Bainbridge
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) | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bainbridge →
Questions about parks and trails in Bainbridge
Where can I hike in Bainbridge?
The longest trail networks: Cheney Griffin Park, 0.7 miles; Bainbridge State Park, 0.1 miles; Bill Reynolds Sports Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bainbridge is conserved land?
12% 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 Bainbridge’s trails?
Cheney Griffin Park and Bainbridge State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bainbridge?
12,571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bainbridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,292 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bainbridge have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Bainbridge 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 →