Patton Recreation Area
Park
303 acres9 mi of trail
Ft. Moore MTB TrailFollow Me Fitness Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cusseta Industrial High School · Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cusseta
Cusseta has 733 acres of parks, 82 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Patton Recreation Area (9 mi). 177 miles of mapped trail cross Cusseta, 0.7 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #45 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
122 acres · of 248.7 sq mi of land
Trails
177 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
733 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi paths
Highest peak
696 ft
Bush Hill
Lakes & rivers
17
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cusseta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cusseta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cusseta is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #45 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cusseta’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (177 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land82 acres of park per 1,000 residents (733 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home74% 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 62%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 83%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cusseta’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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 Patton Recreation Area, with 9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Zuckerman Park
Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 16 parks & preserves
Patton Recreation Area303 acres · 9 mi of trail
DirectionsEubanks Field79 acres
DirectionsZuckerman Park51 acres
Stewart Field47 acres
DirectionsRuss pond45 acres
DirectionsMain Field32 acres
DirectionsSacrifice Field22 acres
DirectionsOlive Field16 acres
DirectionsBlue Field16 acres
French Field16 acres
DirectionsYork Field14 acres
DirectionsGreen Field14 acres
Gardner Field10 acres
DirectionsStillwell Field7 acres
DirectionsField of the Four Chaplins5 acres
DirectionsGordon Field4 acres
Who protects it
122 conserved acres
under 1% of Cusseta’s land. Who manages Cusseta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers56 ac
County39 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits20 ac
Town or city11 ac
Joint5 ac
Recreation Management Area · 56 acLocal Park · 50 acConservation Easement · 11 acPrivate Conservation · 10 acUnknown Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter F. George Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 56 | Open |
| River Bend Park Local Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Chattahoochee Co Rec Center Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Little Pine Knot Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Hilliard - Appaloosa (Ft. Benning Acub) Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Closed |
| Riverwalk Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
104 places to go in Cusseta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Cusseta
Benning Pool
DirectionsCarry Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Cusseta
Zuckerman ParkIn Green Field
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Cusseta
4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Cusseta
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Cusseta
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Cusseta
Bush Hill696 ft elevation
DirectionsWadsworth Hill502 ft elevation
DirectionsWinstead Hill495 ft elevation
DirectionsDavis Hill482 ft elevation
DirectionsGow Hill482 ft elevation
DirectionsColyer Hill476 ft elevation
DirectionsRowan Hill472 ft elevation
DirectionsSelby Hill472 ft elevation
Directions22 more peaks
Rockwell Hill469 ft elevation
DirectionsTurner Hill466 ft elevation
DirectionsHolliday Hill459 ft elevation
DirectionsHigley Hill456 ft elevation
DirectionsGreen Hill453 ft elevation
DirectionsDavidson Hill449 ft elevation
DirectionsJourney Hill443 ft elevation
DirectionsSingleton Hill443 ft elevation
DirectionsEbbert Hill436 ft elevation
DirectionsLong Hill436 ft elevation
DirectionsElliott Hill433 ft elevation
DirectionsJordan Hill433 ft elevation
DirectionsTorrell Hill433 ft elevation
DirectionsWalter Hill433 ft elevation
DirectionsDetrow Hill430 ft elevation
DirectionsMcKenna Hill430 ft elevation
DirectionsBouton Hill423 ft elevation · In Patton Recreation Area
DirectionsHumphreys Hill423 ft elevation
DirectionsToy Hill423 ft elevation
DirectionsRiche Hill420 ft elevation
DirectionsRyans Hill420 ft elevation
DirectionsGriswold Hill417 ft elevation
Directions82 peaks are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Trails & water
15 named trails and 17 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.2 miUnpaved · 27.2 mi
Ft. Moore MTB Trail6.7 mi
County Line Trail3.8 mi
Lumpkin Trail3.5 mi
Stowers MTB Loop2.6 mi
Gentry Trail1.8 mi
Follow Me Fitness Trail1.6 mi
Sedan Trail1.4 mi
Peterson Parkway1.4 mi
Team Trail1.2 mi
Keystone Trail1.0 mi
5 more trails
Darby Queen
0.9 miMarquez Trail
0.8 miDowning mile
0.6 miWhitney's Shortcut
0.5 miTank Trail
0.5 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Anderson LakereservoirBagley LakereservoirClear Creek PondpondDykes PondreservoirKings PondreservoirMillers LakereservoirPatton recreation pondpondRuss PondpondRuss PoolpondSaint Regis Paper Company PondreservoirSchley PondpondTwilight PondlakeUpper Kings PondpondVictory PondpondWeems PondChattahoochee RiverUpatoi Creek
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
off-road bike paths
Ft. Moore MTB TrailBike route
6.8 miStowers MTB LoopBike route
2.6 miCourts & fields
12Baseball
4Tennis
4Basketball
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cusseta: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cusseta →
Next door
Cusseta and its neighbors
Cusseta has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta | under 1% | 0.7 | 82 | 74% | B |
| Columbus | 4% | 0.3 | 20 | 58% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cusseta
Where can I hike in Cusseta?
The longest trail networks: Patton Recreation Area, 9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cusseta is conserved land?
under 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 Cusseta’s trails?
Patton Recreation Area and Eubanks Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cusseta?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths. Named routes: Ft. Moore MTB Trail and Stowers MTB Loop.
Is there public land near Cusseta?
10,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cusseta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 765 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cusseta have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #45 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 Cusseta 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 →