Gresham Park has 188 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Gresham Park’s land is conserved, about 132 acres. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #87 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Gresham Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gresham Park is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #87 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Gresham Park’s 7% is ahead of 89% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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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132 conserved acres
7% of Gresham Park’s land. Who manages Gresham Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 96 | Open |
| Gresham Greenway Local Other or Unknown | County | 26 | Unknown |
| Gresham Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
1 places to go in Gresham 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.
1.8 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 Gresham 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 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 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 Gresham Park →
Gresham Park and its neighbors
Gresham Park has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham Park | 7% | under 0.1 | 27 | 74% | B− |
| Atlanta | 6% | 0.8 | 10 | 94% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gresham Park
How much of Gresham Park is conserved land?
7% 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 Gresham Park’s trails?
Gresham Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Gresham Park?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gresham Park?
11,207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gresham Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gresham Park have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #87 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 Gresham 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 →