Photo: Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia · Public domainMetter has 30 acres of parks, 7.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Metter, 0.2 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #172 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Metter?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Metter have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Metter is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #172 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Metter’s 1% is ahead of 22% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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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29 conserved acres
1% of Metter’s land. Who manages Metter’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metter Candler County Rec Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 lakes & rivers
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Metter: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Metter →
Questions about parks and trails in Metter
How much of Metter 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.
Is there public land near Metter?
618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Metter or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Metter have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 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 Metter 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 →