Norcross Historic District · Photo: Thomson200 · CC0Norcross has 96 acres of parks, 5.3 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Norcross. 2% of Norcross’ land is conserved, about 98 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #145 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Norcross?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Norcross have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norcross is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #145 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Norcross’ 2% is ahead of 57% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
98 conserved acres
2% of Norcross’ land. Who manages Norcross’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett County Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Beaver Ruin Greenspace Local Park | County | 17 | Closed |
| Summerour Soccer Field Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Cemetery Fields Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Norcross Storage Lot Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 7 | Open |
| Norcross Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Summerour Park Playground Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Johnson Dean Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lillian Webb Field Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
3 places to go in Norcross
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Norcross: April to June
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) | 52 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Norcross →
Norcross and its neighbors
Norcross has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norcross | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 89% | C+ |
| Peachtree Corners | 4% | 0.4 | 10 | 42% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Norcross
How much of Norcross 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 Norcross’ trails?
Lilian Webb Park and Thrasher Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Norcross?
12,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norcross or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Norcross have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #145 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 Norcross 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 →