Hiram Colored School · Photo: Blastoids · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hiram
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hiram, 1.2 per square mile of land. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #163 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hiram?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hiram have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hiram is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #163 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hiram’s 1% is ahead of 18% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ben Hill, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hiram Ruritan Sports Complex
14 conserved acres
1% of Hiram’s land. Who manages Hiram’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Recreation Area/Athletic Complex Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Ben Hill Strickland/Hiram Park Local Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Restrictive Covenant (Dod/Doe) Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Hiram
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Hiram: 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 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hiram →
Hiram and its neighbors
Hiram has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram | 1% | 1.2 | 5 | 19% | C |
| Dallas | 3% | 0.7 | 4 | 53% | B− |
| Powder Springs | 8% | 0.1 | 15 | 87% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hiram
Where can I hike in Hiram?
The longest trail networks: Ben Hill, 0.4 miles; Hiram Ruritan Sports Complex, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hiram 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 Hiram’s trails?
Ben Hill and Hiram Ruritan Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hiram?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hiram?
23,833 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hiram or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hiram have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 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 Hiram 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 →