Corbett Farm · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Echols County has 60 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #257 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Echols County have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Echols County is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #257 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Echols County’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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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15 conserved acres
under 1% of Echols County’s land. Who manages Echols County’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echols Statenville Ballfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cypress Creek Conservation Area (Srwmd) State Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 7 | Open |
2 places to go in Echols County
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Echols County
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
November is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Echols County →
Echols County and its neighbors
Echols County has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echols County | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 2% | D |
| Fargo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Echols County
How much of Echols County is conserved land?
under 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 Echols County?
42,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Echols County or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Echols County have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #257 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 Echols County 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 →