Banks County Public Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Banks County Courthouse · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Homer
Homer has 7.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
51 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
51 acres · of 9.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Homer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Homer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homer is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Homer’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home22% 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 46%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Homer’s 1% is ahead of 26% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
1% of Homer’s land. Who manages Homer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County51 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 51 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks County Rec/Windmill Farm Local Recreation Area | County | 51 | Open |
| Veterens Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Homer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Homer
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
9Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Homer: 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 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Homer →
Questions about parks and trails in Homer
How much of Homer 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 Homer’s trails?
Banks County Public Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Homer?
10,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Homer have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Homer 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 →