Nicholson City Park
Park
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Nicholson
Nicholson has 51 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Nicholson’s land is conserved, about 48 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
48 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nicholson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nicholson is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nicholson’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home36% 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 27%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Nicholson’s 2% is ahead of 48% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Nicholson. 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
48 conserved acres
2% of Nicholson’s land. Who manages Nicholson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County48 ac
Local Recreation Area · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jackson Park Local Recreation Area | County | 48 | 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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Nicholson: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nicholson →
Questions about parks and trails in Nicholson
How much of Nicholson 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 Nicholson’s trails?
Nicholson City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nicholson?
2,778 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nicholson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nicholson have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Nicholson 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 →