Lavonia Ball Fields
Park
18 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cheek House · Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lavonia
Few parks or trails are on the map in Lavonia
23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lavonia, 0.1 per square mile of land. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lavonia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lavonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lavonia is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lavonia’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home23% 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 20%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lavonia’s 1% is ahead of 20% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lavonia. 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 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
The longest trail network is Lavonia Ball Fields, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lavonia City Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
1% of Lavonia’s land. Who manages Lavonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lavonia Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lavonia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lavonia
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →28 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Cheek HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itKeese HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itLavonia Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 1983
About itLavonia Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itLavonia Roller MillBuilding · listed 1983
About itYow HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itAdams HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itBeasley HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itBurton HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCannon-McDaniel HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCason HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itCrawford-Shirley HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About it16 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lavonia: 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 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lavonia →
Next door
Lavonia and its neighbors
Lavonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavonia | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 23% | C− |
| Gumlog | 34% | 0.3 | 188 | 21% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lavonia
Where can I hike in Lavonia?
The longest trail networks: Lavonia Ball Fields, 0.2 miles; Lavonia City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lavonia 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 Lavonia’s trails?
Lavonia Ball Fields and Lavonia City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lavonia?
8,258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lavonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lavonia have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Lavonia 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 →