Weatherly Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst has 29 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #233 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hazlehurst have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hazlehurst is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #233 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hazlehurst’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home54% 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 18%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 12%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hazlehurst’s 1% is ahead of 25% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hazlehurst. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buddy Spann Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
1% of Hazlehurst’s land. Who manages Hazlehurst’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County13 ac
Other state land8 ac
Local Recreation Area · 13 acState Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis Co Rec Comp East Local Recreation Area | County | 13 | Open |
| 080-002 State Recreation Area | Other state land | 8 | Open |
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
14Tennis
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Hazlehurst: 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) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hazlehurst →
Questions about parks and trails in Hazlehurst
How much of Hazlehurst is conserved land?
1% 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 Hazlehurst’s trails?
Weatherly Park and Buddy Spann Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hazlehurst?
12,130 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hazlehurst or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hazlehurst have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #233 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 Hazlehurst 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 →