Charles Moultrie Park
Managed by Harris County Parks and Recreation
33 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hamilton
Hamilton has 160 acres of parks, 78 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Charles Moultrie Park (0.6 mi). 5% of Hamilton’s land is conserved, about 118 acres. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
118 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
160 ac
78 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hamilton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamilton’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land78 acres of park per 1,000 residents (160 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamilton’s 5% is ahead of 83% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
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
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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 Charles Moultrie Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harris County Soccer Complex
Managed by Harris County Parks and Recreation
66 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
118 conserved acres
5% of Hamilton’s land. Who manages Hamilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County79 ac
Private owners38 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits38 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 43 acPrivate Park · 38 acConservation Easement · 38 acLocal Recreation Area · 29 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris County Agricenter Local Other or Unknown | County | 43 | Open |
| Callaway Gardens Private Park | Private owners | 38 | Open |
| Moultrie Park Local Recreation Area | County | 29 | Open |
| Mack Miller Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hamilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hamilton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Soccer
4Tennis
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Hamilton: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hamilton →
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton
Where can I hike in Hamilton?
The longest trail networks: Charles Moultrie Park, 0.6 miles; Harris County Soccer Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hamilton is conserved land?
5% 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 Hamilton’s trails?
Charles Moultrie Park and Harris County Soccer Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hamilton?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hamilton?
20,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
Ahead of 71% 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 Hamilton 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 →