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Outdoors in Braswell

More than half of Braswell’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Braswell’s land is conserved, about 1,015 acres. 1,020 acres are parks and preserves, 2,550 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Braswell, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
51%
1,015 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,020 ac
2,550 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,015 conserved acres

51% of Braswell’s land. Who manages Braswell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,763 ac
County103 ac
State Conservation Area · 982 acUnknown Easement · 793 acLocal Recreation Area · 48 acLocal Park · 44 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Paulding Forest Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources970Open
Greenspace Program Acquisition
Local Recreation Area
County48Open
Paulding County Greenspace
Local Park
County44Open
Paulding Forest
State Conservation Area
County12Open
Biking & sports

1.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Braswell: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.39.9
High (°F)525765738086898883736355
Rain (in)4.74.95.04.23.74.14.63.83.83.34.14.6

October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Braswell →

Questions about parks and trails in Braswell

Where can I bike in Braswell?

1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Braswell?

31,708 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Braswell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,020 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Braswell 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 →