Hiawassee Town Square
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Hiawassee
Hiawassee has 1 acre of parks, 0.6 for every 1,000 residents
56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,608 ft
Lloyd Mountain
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hiawassee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hiawassee is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hiawassee’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · GA 9 · U.S. 13DParks close to home56% 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 8%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hiawassee’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
Water is 19% of Hiawassee’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hiawassee. 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 D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Hiawassee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Hiawassee
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Hiawassee
Lloyd Mountain2,608 ft elevation
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Towns County JailBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hiawassee: April to August
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
September is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 6.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Hiawassee →
Questions about parks and trails in Hiawassee
How much of Hiawassee is conserved land?
under 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 Hiawassee’s trails?
Hiawassee Town Square doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hiawassee?
52,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hiawassee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hiawassee have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Hiawassee 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 →