Few parks or trails are on the map in Chattanooga Valley
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Chattanooga Valley. 5% of Chattanooga Valley’s land is conserved, about 220 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #249 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Chattanooga Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chattanooga Valley is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #249 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds 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 Chattanooga Valley’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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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220 conserved acres
5% of Chattanooga Valley’s land. Who manages Chattanooga Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 121 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lula Lake Land Trust Site Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 99 | Unknown |
The best walking months in Chattanooga Valley: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chattanooga Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Chattanooga Valley
How much of Chattanooga Valley is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Chattanooga Valley?
8,094 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chattanooga Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chattanooga Valley have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #249 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 Chattanooga Valley 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 →