McMickle Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ellaville
Ellaville has 27 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ellaville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ellaville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ellaville is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ellaville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home75% 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 50%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ellaville’s 1% is ahead of 28% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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
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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
17 conserved acres
1% of Ellaville’s land. Who manages Ellaville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County17 ac
Local Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schley County Schools Local Recreation Area | County | 13 | Open |
| Ellaville Schley Rec Auth Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ellaville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ellaville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
7Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
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.
Schley County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Ellaville: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ellaville →
Questions about parks and trails in Ellaville
How much of Ellaville 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.
Are dogs allowed on Ellaville’s trails?
McMickle Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ellaville?
35 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellaville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ellaville have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Ellaville 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 →