Sweetwater Creek State Park
Park
569 acres3.5 mi of trail
unofficial trailBrown Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Kåre Thor Olsen · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Douglasville
Douglasville has 22 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Sweetwater Creek State Park (3.5 mi), Hunter Memorial Park (1.3 mi). 6% of Douglasville’s land is conserved, about 868 acres. 730 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #29 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
868 acres · of 22.9 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
730 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.1 mi
4.9 mi lanes · 1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
What kind of outdoors town is Douglasville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Douglasville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Douglasville is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #29 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Douglasville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (730 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home57% 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 71%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 89%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Douglasville’s 6% is ahead of 85% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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 Sweetwater Creek State Park, with 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hunter Memorial Park
Park
86 acres1.3 mi of trail
Hunter Memorial Park Former Railway (now walking path)
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 11 parks & preserves
Sweetwater Creek State Park569 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
Hunter Memorial Park86 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsDavis Park16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsDouglasville Town Green2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFowler Field Park18 acres
DirectionsFounders' Park2 acres
DirectionsHorseshoe Park1 acres
DirectionsSocial Park1 acres
Dog Park1 acres
DirectionsTot Lot Park1 acres
Pooch Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
868 conserved acres
6% of Douglasville’s land. Who manages Douglasville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,587 ac
Town or city332 ac
Army Corps of Engineers12 ac
County9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
Private owners2 ac
State Park · 1,049 acUnknown Easement · 554 acLocal Park · 307 acLocal Recreation Area · 26 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Creek State Park State Park | State natural resources | 1,049 | Open |
| Selman Local Park | Town or city | 162 | Open |
| Pinecrest Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Fowler Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Chapel Hill Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Jessie Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Thompson Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Douglasville City Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Douglasville Greenspace Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Douglasville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Douglasville
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Douglasville
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Hunter Memorial Park Former Railway (now walking path)0.5 mi
unofficial trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
6.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
41Tennis
12Baseball
6Pickleball
4Basketball
3Football
3Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Douglasville: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Douglasville →
Next door
Douglasville and its neighbors
Douglasville has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville | 6% | 1.0 | 19 | 57% | B+ |
| South Fulton | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 31% | C |
| Lithia Springs | 8% | 0.2 | 42 | 26% | B |
| Mableton | 2% | 0.3 | 7 | 39% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Douglasville
Where can I hike in Douglasville?
The longest trail networks: Sweetwater Creek State Park, 3.5 miles; Hunter Memorial Park, 1.3 miles; Davis Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Douglasville 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 Douglasville’s trails?
Sweetwater Creek State Park and Hunter Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Douglasville?
6.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of painted or protected lanes and 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Douglasville?
12,629 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Douglasville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 730 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Douglasville have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Douglasville 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 →