Turner Hodge Young Ballfield
Managed by Chatham County Parks & Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Montgomery
Montgomery has 99 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Montgomery, 0.9 per square mile of land. 3% of Montgomery’s land is conserved, about 95 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #37 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
95 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
4
12 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Montgomery?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montgomery have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montgomery is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #37 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montgomery’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (99 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home64% 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 66%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 86%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Montgomery’s 3% is ahead of 61% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% of them.
Water is 15% of Montgomery’s area (1 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frank W. Downing Fishing Pier
Managed by Chatham County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Turner-Hodge-Young Park
Managed by Chatham County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pin Point Neighborhood Park
Managed by Chatham County Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Turner Hodge Young Ballfield2 acres · Chatham County Parks & Recreation
DirectionsFrank W. Downing Fishing Pier1 acres · Chatham County Parks & Recreation
DirectionsTurner-Hodge-Young Park1 acres · Chatham County Parks & Recreation
DirectionsPin Point Neighborhood Park1 acres · Chatham County Parks & Recreation
Montgomery Boat Ramp1 acres · Chatham County Parks & Recreation
Who protects it
95 conserved acres
3% of Montgomery’s land. Water is left out: Montgomery has 5.2 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Montgomery’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources189 ac
State Conservation Area · 94 acUnknown Easement · 94 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossabaw Island Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 94 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Montgomery
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Montgomery
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Montgomery
Boat Ramp - Private
DirectionsPlus 11 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Montgomery: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montgomery →
Next door
Montgomery and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 3% | 0.9 | 20 | 64% | B+ |
| Savannah | 7% | 0.9 | 10 | 82% | B+ |
| Skidaway Island | 19% | 2.8 | 55 | 22% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montgomery
How much of Montgomery 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 Montgomery’s trails?
Turner Hodge Young Ballfield and Frank W. Downing Fishing Pier don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montgomery?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Montgomery?
39,088 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montgomery or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Montgomery have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Montgomery 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 →