Warren Holder Park
Park
50 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: csmith/dbb1 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Locust Grove
Locust Grove has 76 acres of parks, 7.2 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Warren Holder Park (2 mi). 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Locust Grove, 0.2 per square mile of land. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #156 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
304 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
76 ac
7.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Locust Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Locust Grove is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #156 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 Locust Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (76 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home52% 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 34%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 41%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Locust Grove’s 2% is ahead of 56% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% 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 Warren Holder Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tanger Station Ballfield
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chase Maddox Park
Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Tanger Park Walking Trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
304 conserved acres
2% of Locust Grove’s land. Who manages Locust Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers195 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits104 ac
County22 ac
Conservation Area · 195 acConservation Easement · 104 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 87 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tussahaw Reservoir Indian Creek Mitigation Area Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 195 | Closed |
| Warren Holder Park Local Recreation Area | County | 22 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Locust Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Locust Grove
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Locust Grove
Chase Maddox Park Large Dog ParkIn Chase Maddox Park
DirectionsChase Maddox Park Small Dog ParkIn Chase Maddox Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Tanger Park Walking Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
16Baseball
8Tennis
4Football
4Pickleball
4Soccer
2Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Locust Grove: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
May is the driest month (3.1 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 Locust Grove →
Questions about parks and trails in Locust Grove
Where can I hike in Locust Grove?
The longest trail networks: Warren Holder Park, 2 miles; Tanger Station Ballfield, 0.3 miles; Chase Maddox Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Locust Grove is conserved land?
2% 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 Locust Grove’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Chase Maddox Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Locust Grove?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Locust Grove?
3,700 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Locust Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Locust Grove have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 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 Locust Grove 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 →