11% of Henderson’s land is conserved: 119 acres
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Henderson, 0.9 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Henderson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Henderson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Henderson is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Henderson’s 11% is ahead of 95% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% 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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119 conserved acres
11% of Henderson’s land. Who manages Henderson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Golf Community Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 119 | Closed |
5 places to go in Henderson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Henderson: 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) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 79 | 71 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
November is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Henderson →
Henderson and its neighbors
Henderson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 11% | 0.9 | under 1 | 1% | C+ |
| Savannah | 7% | 0.9 | 10 | 82% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Henderson
How much of Henderson is conserved land?
11% 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.
Where can I bike in Henderson?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Henderson?
8,439 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henderson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Henderson have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Henderson 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 →