Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.047% of Pine Mountain’s land is conserved: 946 acres
954 acres are parks and preserves, 726 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Callaway Gardens (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Mountain?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pine Mountain have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Mountain is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Pine Mountain’s 47% is ahead of 99% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Callaway Gardens, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
F. D. Roosevelt State Park
946 conserved acres
47% of Pine Mountain’s land. Who manages Pine Mountain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway Gardens Private Park | Private owners | 932 | Open |
| F. D. Roosevelt State Park State Park | State natural resources | 10 | Open |
| Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Pine Mountain
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 lakes & rivers
5.4 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 Pine Mountain: 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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Mountain →
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Mountain
Where can I hike in Pine Mountain?
The longest trail networks: Callaway Gardens, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pine Mountain is conserved land?
47% 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 Pine Mountain’s trails?
Callaway Gardens and F. D. Roosevelt State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pine Mountain?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pine Mountain?
20,839 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Mountain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 954 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Mountain have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Pine Mountain 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 →