Helen Clark Memorial Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Louisville
Louisville has 5 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
53% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Louisville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Louisville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Louisville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Louisville is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Louisville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home53% 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 23%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Louisville’s under 1% is ahead of 9% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Louisville. 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 Helen Clark Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Louisville’s land. Who manages Louisville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Clark Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Laurel Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 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 Louisville: 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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Louisville →
Questions about parks and trails in Louisville
Where can I hike in Louisville?
The longest trail networks: Helen Clark Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Louisville is conserved land?
under 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 Louisville’s trails?
Helen Clark Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Louisville?
510 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Louisville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Louisville have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Louisville 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 →