Cumming Public School-Cumming High School · Photo: Bruce Warmbrod · CC BY-SA 3.0Cumming has 110 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mary Alice Park (1 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cumming, 0.1 per square mile of land. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #124 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Cumming have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cumming is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #124 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cumming’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% 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
The longest trail network is Mary Alice Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Episcopal Church Park
203 conserved acres
4% of Cumming’s land. Who manages Cumming’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Lanier Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 145 | Open |
| Mary Alice Park Local Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Piedmont Learning School Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| First Christian Church of Cumming Private Park | Private owners | 17 | Closed |
| Dobbs Creek Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Cumming City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
22 places to go in Cumming
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
0.5 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cumming: 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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cumming →
Questions about parks and trails in Cumming
Where can I hike in Cumming?
The longest trail networks: Mary Alice Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cumming is conserved land?
4% 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 Cumming’s trails?
Mary Alice Park and Episcopal Church Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cumming?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cumming?
20,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cumming or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cumming have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Cumming 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 →