Photo: Tim Farley · CC BY-SA 4.011% of Lithonia’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11% of Lithonia’s land is conserved, about 67 acres. 55 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #35 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lithonia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lithonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lithonia is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #35 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lithonia’s 11% is ahead of 95% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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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67 conserved acres
11% of Lithonia’s land. Who manages Lithonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithonia High School Local Recreation Area | County | 39 | Open |
| Lithonia Community Park Local Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
| Lucious Sanders Park Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Stewart Amphitheater Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bruce Street Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Kelly Park Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
0.2 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lithonia: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lithonia →
Lithonia and its neighbors
Lithonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithonia | 11% | under 0.1 | 21 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Stonecrest | 16% | 0.6 | 55 | 59% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lithonia
How much of Lithonia is conserved land?
11% 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.
Where can I bike in Lithonia?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lithonia?
14,793 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lithonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lithonia have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Lithonia 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 →