Covington Mills and Mill Village Historic District · Photo: Covington mills · CC BY-SA 4.0Covington has 370 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Covington, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Covington’s land is conserved, about 515 acres. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #77 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Covington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Covington is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #77 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Covington’s 5% is ahead of 82% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is City Pond Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chimney Park
All 5 parks & preserves
515 conserved acres
5% of Covington’s land. Who manages Covington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 189 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Lake Park Private Conservation | County | 147 | Open |
| City Pond Park Local Park | County | 132 | Open |
| Southview Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Legion Field Local Other or Unknown | County | 12 | Open |
| Westview Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Baker Field Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Pactiv Field Local Recreation Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Trailblazer Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Spillers Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Conyers Street Gym Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
16 places to go in Covington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
17 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Covington: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 91 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Covington →
Questions about parks and trails in Covington
Where can I hike in Covington?
The longest trail networks: City Pond Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Covington 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.
Are dogs allowed on Covington’s trails?
City Pond Park and Chimney Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Covington?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of painted or protected lanes, 9.3 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Covington?
6,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Covington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 370 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Covington have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 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 Covington 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 →