Tugaloo State Park
Park
439 acres3.8 mi of trail
Sassafras Circle TrailMuscadine Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Gumlog
34% of Gumlog’s land is conserved: 2,918 acres
447 acres are parks and preserves, 188 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Tugaloo State Park (3.8 mi). 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
2,918 acres · of 13.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
447 ac
188 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Gumlog?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gumlog have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gumlog is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gumlog’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land188 acres of park per 1,000 residents (447 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13AParks close to home21% 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 73%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Gumlog’s 34% is ahead of 99% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
Water is 16% of Gumlog’s area (3 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tugaloo State Park, with 3.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,918 conserved acres
34% of Gumlog’s land. Water is left out: Gumlog has 13.5 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Gumlog’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,812 ac
State natural resources817 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits107 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2,812 acUnknown Easement · 408 acState Park · 408 acConservation Easement · 107 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwell Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2,812 | Open |
| Tugaloo State Park State Park | State natural resources | 408 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Gumlog
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Gumlog
Franklin County Boat Ramp
DirectionsPoplar Springs Boat RampFee
DirectionsTugaloo State Park MegarampFee · In Tugaloo State Park
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Gumlog
Tugaloo State ParkIn Tugaloo State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Sassafras Circle Trail2.9 mi
Muscadine Trail0.4 mi
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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Gumlog: 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 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gumlog →
Next door
Gumlog and its neighbors
Gumlog has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumlog | 34% | 0.3 | 188 | 21% | B+ |
| Lavonia | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 23% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gumlog
Where can I hike in Gumlog?
The longest trail networks: Tugaloo State Park, 3.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gumlog is conserved land?
34% 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 Gumlog’s trails?
Tugaloo State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gumlog?
9,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gumlog or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,182 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gumlog have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Gumlog 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 →