Harmon Field
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Manchester
Manchester has 55 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Manchester. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #175 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
53 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Manchester have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manchester is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #175 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Manchester’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 34%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Manchester’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Manchester. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
1% of Manchester’s land. Who manages Manchester’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city48 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Local Park · 30 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Rec Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| 5th St Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Callaway Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
| Lillie Owens Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Manchester
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Manchester
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Legion Circle0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Tennis
2Pickleball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Manchester Community BuildingBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Manchester: 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) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manchester →
Questions about parks and trails in Manchester
How much of Manchester is conserved land?
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 Manchester’s trails?
Harmon Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Manchester?
20,471 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manchester or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Manchester have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #175 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 Manchester 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 →