Lowell Green Recreation Area
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marsh-Warthen House · Photo: Harold Bush-Brown, Photographer Enlarged by L.D. Andrew · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in LaFayette
LaFayette has 46 acres of parks, 6.6 for every 1,000 residents
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross LaFayette, 0.3 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #164 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
40 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does LaFayette have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, LaFayette is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #164 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 LaFayette’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home60% 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 32%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 38%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so LaFayette’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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.
Joe Stock Memorial Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
1% of LaFayette’s land. Who manages LaFayette’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city40 ac
Local Recreation Area · 35 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Ross Abney Rec Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Lowell Green Rec Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Joe Stock Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in LaFayette
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in LaFayette
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in LaFayette
LaFeyette Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
13Baseball
9Tennis
4Football
3Soccer
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 LaFayette: 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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in LaFayette →
Questions about parks and trails in LaFayette
Where can I hike in LaFayette?
The longest trail networks: Joe Stock Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of LaFayette 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 LaFayette’s trails?
Lowell Green Recreation Area and Joe Stock Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near LaFayette?
40,863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside LaFayette or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does LaFayette have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #164 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 LaFayette 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 →