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GREENVILLE, GAPhoto: SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Greenville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenville

13 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
13 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

13 conserved acres

1% of Greenville’s land. Who manages Greenville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County13 ac
Local Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Greenville High
Local Recreation Area
County13Open
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
1Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

8 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.

History →
Meriwether County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1973
About it
Meriwether County JailBuilding · listed 1973
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Warner-Hill HouseBuilding · listed 1974
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Twin OaksBuilding · listed 1980
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Burwell O. Hill HouseBuilding · listed 1982
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Render Family HomesteadBuilding · listed 1984
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Greenville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
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Greenville Presbyterian Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 2002
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Greenville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)556067758287908984756557
Rain (in)4.74.95.04.33.54.34.94.33.53.14.14.9

October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenville →

Questions about parks and trails in Greenville

Is there public land near Greenville?

1,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Greenville neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →