Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainBuchanan has 1 acre of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Buchanan, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Buchanan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Buchanan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buchanan is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Buchanan’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
Water is 12% of Buchanan’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 places to go in Buchanan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Buchanan: April to June
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) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buchanan →
Questions about parks and trails in Buchanan
How much of Buchanan is conserved land?
under 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 Buchanan’s trails?
Depot Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buchanan?
1,218 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buchanan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Buchanan have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Buchanan 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 →