Pitts Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Pitts park walking path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Henry Asbury House · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Clarkesville
Clarkesville has 10 acres of parks, 4.9 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Clarkesville, 0.7 per square mile of land. 1% of Clarkesville’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Clarkesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clarkesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clarkesville is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clarkesville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Clarkesville’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
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 Pitts Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mauldin House & Garden
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Clarkesville’s land. Who manages Clarkesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits15 ac
Town or city7 ac
Conservation Easement · 15 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Clarkesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Community gardens in Clarkesville
Clarkesville Habersham Community GardenSoque River SRWA
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Clarkesville Greenway Trail0.5 mi
Pitts park walking path0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →23 places 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.
Grace ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itBaron-York BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itFurr-Lambert HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itGriggs-Erwin HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itHenry Asbury HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itJ. A. Lewis HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itJackson BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itJackson PharmacyBuilding · listed 1982
About itMauldin HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itPorter-York HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itA. P. Hill HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itChurch Furniture StoreBuilding · listed 1982
About it11 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clarkesville: April to June and August
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.0 |
May is the driest month (4.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 6.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clarkesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Clarkesville
Where can I hike in Clarkesville?
The longest trail networks: Pitts Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clarkesville 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 Clarkesville’s trails?
Pitts Park and Mauldin House & Garden don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clarkesville?
59,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarkesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clarkesville have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Clarkesville 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 →