Rhodes Jordan Park
Managed by Gwinnett County Parks & Recreation
166 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Old Seminary Building · Photo: Jcherepy · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville has 246 acres of parks, 7.9 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Rhodes Jordan Park (1.2 mi). 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lawrenceville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #176 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
234 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
246 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lawrenceville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lawrenceville is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #176 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lawrenceville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (246 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home32% 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 30%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 33%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lawrenceville’s 3% is ahead of 57% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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
The longest trail network is Rhodes Jordan Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bartow Jenkins Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gwinnett Courthouse Square
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Gwinnett County Bicentennial Plaza
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
234 conserved acres
3% of Lawrenceville’s land. Who manages Lawrenceville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County167 ac
Town or city67 ac
Local Park · 221 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Jordan Park Local Park | County | 164 | Open |
| City Of Lawrenceville Future Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Baggett Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Lawerenceville Park West Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Bartow Jenkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Gwinnett County Historic Courthouse Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 2 | Open |
| Louise Cooper Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
31 places to go in Lawrenceville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Lawrenceville
Swim Atlanta Sugarloaf
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lawrenceville
29 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lawrenceville
1 dog park 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
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
35Tennis
13Soccer
11Baseball
6Pickleball
5Basketball
3Football
2Beach volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 30 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lawrenceville: April to June
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) | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lawrenceville →
Questions about parks and trails in Lawrenceville
Where can I hike in Lawrenceville?
The longest trail networks: Rhodes Jordan Park, 1.2 miles; Bartow Jenkins Park, 0.3 miles; Gwinnett Courthouse Square, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lawrenceville is conserved land?
3% 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 Lawrenceville’s trails?
Rhodes Jordan Park and Bartow Jenkins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lawrenceville?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lawrenceville?
11,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lawrenceville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 246 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lawrenceville have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #176 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 Lawrenceville 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 →