Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Cairo has 94 acres of parks, 9.3 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cairo, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Cairo’s land is conserved, about 82 acres. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #169 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cairo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cairo is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #169 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cairo’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Holder Park
Azalea Park
Davis Park
82 conserved acres
1% of Cairo’s land. Who manages Cairo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Park Local Recreation Area | County | 51 | Open |
| Holder Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Southern Terrace Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Azalea Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
1 places to go in Cairo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cairo: 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 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
May is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cairo →
Questions about parks and trails in Cairo
Where can I hike in Cairo?
The longest trail networks: Davis Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cairo 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 Cairo’s trails?
Barber Park and Holder Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cairo?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cairo?
2,671 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cairo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 94 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cairo have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #169 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 Cairo 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 →