Frontier Village
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Robbie Honerkamp · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Fort Gaines
More than half of Fort Gaines’ land is conserved: 71%
71% of Fort Gaines’ land is conserved, about 2,157 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Gaines, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
71%
2,157 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
2,157 conserved acres
71% of Fort Gaines’ land. Water is left out: Fort Gaines has 4.8 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fort Gaines’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,155 ac
Town or city2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2,155 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter F. George Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2,155 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Fort Gaines
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Fort Gaines
View point
DirectionsPicnic areas in Fort Gaines
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DirectionsTrails & 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
4Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fort Gaines: 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 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Gaines →
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Gaines
Are dogs allowed on Fort Gaines’ trails?
Frontier Village doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fort Gaines?
6,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Gaines or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 462 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Gaines 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 →