Iris Gardens
Managed by City of Cuthbert, Georgia
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cuthbert
6% of Cuthbert’s land is conserved: 121 acres
13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cuthbert, 0.4 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #90 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
121 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cuthbert have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cuthbert is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #90 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cuthbert’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home68% 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 50%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 66%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cuthbert’s 6% is ahead of 86% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
121 conserved acres
6% of Cuthbert’s land. Who manages Cuthbert’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits107 ac
Town or city14 ac
Unknown Easement · 107 acLocal Park · 13 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 107 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Morgan Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Cuthbert Historic District Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cuthbert: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cuthbert →
Questions about parks and trails in Cuthbert
How much of Cuthbert is conserved land?
6% 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 Cuthbert’s trails?
Iris Gardens doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cuthbert?
27 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cuthbert or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cuthbert have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Cuthbert 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 →