Walter B. Williams Park
Park
230 acres6 mi of trail
Walter B. Williams Park MTBWalter B. Williams Park MTB GCA Loop ExtensionWalter B MTB - Cut ThroughWBW - Middle School
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Milledgeville
Milledgeville has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Walter B. Williams Park (6 mi), Oconee River Greenway (1.9 mi). 420 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #43 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
389 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
420 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Milledgeville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Milledgeville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milledgeville is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #43 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Milledgeville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (420 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home47% 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 62%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 84%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Milledgeville’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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 Walter B. Williams Park, with 6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
oconee river greenway north path extension
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Walter B. Williams Park230 acres · 6 mi of trail
DirectionsOconee River Greenway56 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Directionsoconee river greenway north path extension10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Central City Park16 acres
DirectionsHuley Park9 acres
Who protects it
389 conserved acres
3% of Milledgeville’s land. Who manages Milledgeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County336 ac
State natural resources104 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
Local Park · 278 acLocal Recreation Area · 76 acUnknown Easement · 69 acState Conservation Area · 49 acState Resource Management Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter B. Williams Park Local Park | County | 191 | Open |
| Berry Farm Tract State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 46 | Unknown |
| Baldwin County Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 34 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 32 | Open |
| Baldwin County Greenspace Local Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Huley Park Local Park | County | 23 | Open |
| Oconee Greenway Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Central (Bonner) Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Coopers/Burlington Park Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Baldwin State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
17 places to go in Milledgeville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Milledgeville
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Milledgeville
14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Milledgeville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.3 miUnpaved · 12.6 mi
Selma Erwin Nature Trail4.9 mi
Walter B. Williams Park MTB4.2 mi
Walter B. Williams Park MTB GCA Loop Extension0.7 mi
Walter B MTB - Cut Through0.4 mi
WBW - Middle School0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Walter B. MTB GCA HSBike route
5 miWalter B. MTB GCA MSBike route
4.4 miCourts & fields
32Tennis
23Baseball
20Basketball
10Football
7Soccer
6Volleyball
3Skate park
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old State CapitolBuilding · listed 1970
About itAtkinson Hall, Georgia CollegeBuilding · listed 1972
About itMilledgeville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1972
About itStorehouse, State Lunatic AsylumBuilding · listed 1978
About itCentral Building, State Lunatic AsylumBuilding · listed 1978
About itBarrowvilleBuilding · listed 1978
About itWoodvilleBuilding · listed 1979
About itAndalusiaBuilding · listed 1980
About itRoe-Harper HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itDevereux-Coleman HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Milledgeville: 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 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milledgeville →
Questions about parks and trails in Milledgeville
Where can I hike in Milledgeville?
The longest trail networks: Walter B. Williams Park, 6 miles; Oconee River Greenway, 1.9 miles; oconee river greenway north path extension, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Milledgeville is conserved land?
3% 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 Milledgeville’s trails?
Walter B. Williams Park and Oconee River Greenway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Milledgeville?
6,416 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milledgeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 426 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Milledgeville have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 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 Milledgeville 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 →