Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Oglethorpe
10 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Oglethorpe, 0.1 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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10 conserved acres
1% of Oglethorpe’s land. Who manages Oglethorpe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Field Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
1 places to go in Oglethorpe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
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 best walking months in Oglethorpe: 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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 68 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oglethorpe →
Questions about parks and trails in Oglethorpe
Is there public land near Oglethorpe?
1,833 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oglethorpe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oglethorpe 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 →