Paulding County Courthouse · Photo: TheMillCreek · CC BY-SA 3.0Dallas has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
58 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Dallas’ land is conserved, about 169 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #107 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Dallas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dallas is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #107 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dallas’ 3% is ahead of 67% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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 Sara Babb Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Forest at Sara Babb
169 conserved acres
3% of Dallas’ land. Who manages Dallas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 107 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding Forest Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 24 | Open |
| Dallas City Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Unknown |
| Coleman Camp Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Sara Babb Rec Park Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Samuel Braly Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
17 places to go in Dallas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
5.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Dallas: 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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dallas →
Dallas and its neighbors
Dallas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 3% | 0.7 | 4 | 53% | B− |
| Hiram | 1% | 1.2 | 5 | 19% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dallas
Where can I hike in Dallas?
The longest trail networks: Sara Babb Park, 0.4 miles; Dallas City Dog Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dallas is conserved land?
3% 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 Dallas’ trails?
Sara Babb Park and Dallas City Dog Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dallas?
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dallas?
36,125 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dallas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dallas have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Dallas 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 →