Few parks or trails are on the map in East Griffin
1% of East Griffin’s land is conserved, about 13 acres. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Griffin, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does East Griffin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Griffin is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so East Griffin’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
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13 conserved acres
1% of East Griffin’s land. Who manages East Griffin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambucs Park Local Recreation Area | County | 13 | Open |
1 places to go in East Griffin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in East Griffin: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
May is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in East Griffin →
East Griffin and its neighbors
East Griffin has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Griffin | 1% | 0.2 | 11 | 79% | C+ |
| Griffin | 2% | 1.0 | 7 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Griffin
How much of East Griffin is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near East Griffin?
650 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Griffin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Griffin have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 East Griffin 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 →