Heron Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brantley County Courthouse · Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Nahunta
Nahunta has 37 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Nahunta, 0.5 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Nahunta’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
30 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nahunta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nahunta is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nahunta’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home80% 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 64%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Nahunta’s 2% is ahead of 46% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
30 conserved acres
2% of Nahunta’s land. Who manages Nahunta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County30 ac
Local Recreation Area · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley Co Rec Comp Nahunta Local Recreation Area | County | 30 | Open |
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
2Baseball
1Tennis
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).
Brantley County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Nahunta
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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 86 | 91 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nahunta →
Questions about parks and trails in Nahunta
How much of Nahunta is conserved land?
2% 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 Nahunta’s trails?
Heron Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nahunta?
2,580 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nahunta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nahunta have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Nahunta 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 →