J. C. Adams Municipal Park
Managed by City of Douglas
107 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Douglas
Douglas has 243 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Douglas’ land is conserved, about 139 acres. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Douglas, 0.4 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #81 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
139 acres · of 14.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
243 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Douglas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Douglas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Douglas is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #81 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 Douglas’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (243 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home64% 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 52%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 70%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Douglas’ 2% is ahead of 44% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is J. C. Adams Municipal Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
WWII Flight Aviation Park
Managed by City of Douglas
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wheeler Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Eastside Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
J. C. Adams Municipal Park107 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Douglas
Unity Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
WWII Flight Aviation Park25 acres · City of Douglas
Wheeler Park11 acres
Eastside Park10 acres
Roundtree Center Park7 acres
DirectionsPine Street Park7 acres
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
2% of Douglas’ land. Who manages Douglas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city89 ac
County50 ac
Local Park · 89 acLocal Recreation Area · 50 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 50 | Open |
| Huckaby Softball Complex Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Wheeler Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Wade Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Unity Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Eastside Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Willie Mae Rountree Rec Center Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| North Madison Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Whispering Pines Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Emma Ward Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Douglas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Douglas
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
28Tennis
19Baseball
2Soccer
2Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lonnie A. Pope HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itUnion Banking Company BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itDowntown Douglas Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itGaskin Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itEleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School (Primary)District · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Douglas: 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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
November is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Douglas →
Questions about parks and trails in Douglas
Where can I hike in Douglas?
The longest trail networks: J. C. Adams Municipal Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Douglas 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 Douglas’ trails?
J. Adams Municipal Park and WWII Flight Aviation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Douglas?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Douglas?
1,700 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Douglas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 243 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Douglas have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Douglas 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 →