Few parks or trails are on the map in Forest Park
50 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Forest Park, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #191 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Park is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #191 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Forest Park’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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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63 conserved acres
1% of Forest Park’s land. Who manages Forest Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Hendrix Drive Elementary School Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Unidos Dual Language Charter School Local Recreation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Scott Blvd Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Ash Street - Georgia Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bill Lee Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Perkins - West Ave Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Theater Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Forest Park
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 dog park without a name on the map.
3 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 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.
The best walking months in Forest Park: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forest Park →
Forest Park and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Forest Park
How much of Forest Park 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 Forest Park?
15,071 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forest Park have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #191 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 Forest Park 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 →