Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Leesburg has 91 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Leesburg, 0.4 per square mile of land. 5% of Leesburg’s land is conserved, about 148 acres. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #34 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Leesburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Leesburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leesburg is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #34 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Leesburg’s 5% is ahead of 81% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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
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148 conserved acres
5% of Leesburg’s land. Who manages Leesburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 57 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 43 | Open |
| Lee County Greenspace Local Park | County | 43 | Open |
| Kinchafoonee Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 18 | Open |
| Park St. Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Dungeon Baseball Field Local Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Lee County Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
1 named trail
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Leesburg: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Leesburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Leesburg
How much of Leesburg is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Leesburg?
1,727 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leesburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Leesburg have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 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 Leesburg 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 →