Elberton County Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian31 at English Wikipedia · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Elberton
Elberton has 63 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Elberton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Elberton’s land is conserved, about 48 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #103 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
48 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Elberton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elberton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elberton is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #103 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elberton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%A−
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 Elberton’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Elberton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
2% of Elberton’s land. Who manages Elberton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County38 ac
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 24 acLocal Other or Unknown · 18 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbert County Fairgrounds Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sports Complex Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Senior League Ball Field Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Boys And Girls Club Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Heard Drive Rec Center Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| McLanahan Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Sutton Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Elberton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elberton
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
2Football
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Elbert County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itElberton Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itAsa Chandler HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itElberton Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itElberton DepotBuilding · listed 1986
About itRock GymBuilding · listed 1998
About itForest Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Elberton: 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 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elberton →
Questions about parks and trails in Elberton
How much of Elberton 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 Elberton’s trails?
Elberton County Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elberton?
14,677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elberton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elberton have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Elberton 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 →