Brook Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Northwoods Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Doraville
Doraville has 64 acres of parks, 5.7 for every 1,000 residents
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Doraville’s land is conserved, about 54 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Doraville, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #150 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
54 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Doraville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Doraville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Doraville is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #150 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Doraville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% 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 36%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 43%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Doraville’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bernard Halpern Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
English Oak Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stormwater Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
2% of Doraville’s land. Who manages Doraville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city53 ac
County3 ac
Local Park · 37 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeysuckle Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Flowers Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Brook Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Autumn Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bernard Halpern Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| English Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Chicopee Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Green Space - Unknown Name Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Doraville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Doraville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Doraville: 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) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Doraville →
Next door
Doraville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doraville | 2% | 0.1 | 6 | 83% | C+ |
| Dunwoody | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 53% | C− |
| Peachtree Corners | 4% | 0.4 | 10 | 42% | B− |
| Chamblee | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 82% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Doraville
How much of Doraville is conserved land?
2% 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 Doraville’s trails?
Brook Park and Bernard Halpern Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Doraville?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Doraville?
14,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Doraville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Doraville have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #150 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 Doraville 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 →