Paradise Lakes
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Enigma
Few parks or trails are on the map in Enigma
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Enigma, 0.1 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
11 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Enigma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Enigma is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Enigma’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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 land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home15% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Enigma’s 1% is ahead of 18% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Enigma. 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 D to C. 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
11 conserved acres
1% of Enigma’s land. Who manages Enigma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources22 ac
State Recreation Area · 11 acUnknown Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Public Fishing Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 11 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Tom Alley0.1 mi
Church Circle0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Enigma: 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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Enigma →
Questions about parks and trails in Enigma
How much of Enigma 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 Enigma’s trails?
Paradise Lakes doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Enigma?
1,412 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Enigma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Enigma have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Enigma 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 →