Bunten Road Park
Park
45 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Hans J E from Lawrenceville, US · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Duluth
Duluth has 275 acres of parks, 8.5 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Bunten Road Park (1.2 mi), Rogers Bridge Park (0.5 mi). 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Duluth, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Duluth’s land is conserved, about 281 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #104 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
281 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
275 ac
8.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes · 3.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Duluth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Duluth is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #104 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Duluth’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (275 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 47%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 61%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Duluth’s 4% is ahead of 76% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% 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
The longest trail network is Bunten Road Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Abbotts Bridge Unit;CRNRA - Abbotts Bridge Unit
Managed by National Park Service
154 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
CRNRA - Abbotts Bridge Unit
Managed by National Park Service
103 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Bunten Road Park45 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Rogers Bridge Park28 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCRNRA - Abbotts Bridge Unit103 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsPleasant Hill Park22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAbbotts Bridge Unit;CRNRA - Abbotts Bridge Unit154 acres · National Park Service
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area103 acres · National Park Service
Chattapoochee Dog Park4 acres
DirectionsShorty Howell County Park1 acres
DirectionsDuluth Train Watching Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
281 conserved acres
4% of Duluth’s land. Who manages Duluth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources147 ac
Town or city125 ac
National Park Service105 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 116 acNational Recreation Area · 103 acState Park · 52 acUnknown Easement · 48 acLocal Recreation Area · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area National Recreation Area | National Park Service | 103 | Open |
| Scott Hudgens Park State Park | State natural resources | 52 | Open |
| Chattahoochee River Greenway Local Park | State natural resources | 48 | Open |
| Bunten Road Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Duluth Greenspace (Mill Run Court) Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Closed |
| W. P. Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Rogers Bridge Park Site Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 13 | Closed |
| Craig Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Rogers Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Taylor Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Duluth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Duluth
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Duluth
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Duluth
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
67Tennis
11Baseball
9Soccer
4Pickleball
2Basketball
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Superb, TheStructure · listed 1999
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Duluth: 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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Duluth →
Next door
Duluth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 4% | 0.2 | 8 | 68% | B− |
| Berkeley Lake | 13% | 0.3 | 59 | 98% | A |
| Peachtree Corners | 4% | 0.4 | 10 | 42% | B− |
| Suwanee | 9% | 0.4 | 25 | 75% | B+ |
| Johns Creek | 5% | 1.4 | 12 | 48% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Duluth
Where can I hike in Duluth?
The longest trail networks: Bunten Road Park, 1.2 miles; Rogers Bridge Park, 0.5 miles; CRNRA - Abbotts Bridge Unit, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Duluth is conserved land?
4% 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 Duluth’s trails?
Bunten Road Park and Rogers Bridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Duluth?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Duluth?
12,253 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Duluth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 275 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Duluth have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Duluth 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 →