Coffin Park
Park
45 acres1 mi of trail
Liberty Ships Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Hyku on Flickr · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brunswick
Brunswick has 219 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Coffin Park (1 mi). 1% of Brunswick’s land is conserved, about 136 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #72 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
136 acres · of 17.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
219 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
3.1 mi paths
Highest peak
3 ft
Buzzards Roost
Lakes & rivers
7
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Brunswick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brunswick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brunswick is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #72 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brunswick’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (219 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 73%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Brunswick’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
Water is 32% of Brunswick’s area (8 of 25 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Coffin Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Seldon Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Miller Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Goodyear Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Coffin Park45 acres · 1 mi of trail
Seldon Park28 acres
Miller Park9 acres
Goodyear Park6 acres
Orange Park5 acres
Palmetto Park4 acres
Windsor Park4 acres
Hanover Park3 acres
Wright Square3 acres
King Square3 acres
Halifax Square3 acres
Gateway Park2 acres
DirectionsKaiser Park2 acres
Urbana Park1 acres
Inez Williams Park1 acres
Jekyll Square1 acres
Hillsborough Square1 acres
Who protects it
136 conserved acres
1% of Brunswick’s land. Water is left out: Brunswick has 17.0 square miles of land and 8.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brunswick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city89 ac
County41 ac
Army Corps of Engineers4 ac
Local Park · 130 acConservation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Coffin Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Seldon Park Local Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Courthouse Complex Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Perry St. Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Mary Ross Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Orange Square Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Goodyear Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Palmetto Square Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Windsor Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Dupree Creek Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
25 places to go in Brunswick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brunswick
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Brunswick
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Brunswick
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Brunswick
Buzzards Roost3 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.2 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Liberty Ships Trail2.2 mi
Cemetery0.2 mi
King and Prince Boulevard0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
East Coast Greenway (GA)Bike route
1.8 miCourts & fields
33Tennis
14Baseball
10Basketball
8Soccer
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Fort Frederica National MonumentDistrict · listed 1966
About itBrunswick Old Town Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itColored Memorial School and Risley High SchoolBuilding · listed 2002
About itGlynn AcademyBuilding · listed 2011
About itWindsor Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itUnited States Post Office and Court HouseBuilding · listed 2014
About itDixville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2019
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Brunswick: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
November is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brunswick →
Next door
Brunswick and its neighbors
Brunswick 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 1% | 0.3 | 14 | 92% | B− |
| Dock Junction | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 54% | C− |
| Country Club Estates | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 28% | D |
| Jekyll Island | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brunswick
Where can I hike in Brunswick?
The longest trail networks: Coffin Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brunswick is conserved land?
1% 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 Brunswick’s trails?
Coffin Park and Seldon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brunswick?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: East Coast Greenway (GA).
Is there public land near Brunswick?
14,599 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brunswick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 219 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brunswick have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #72 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 Brunswick 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 →