Photo: Xavierhouston1 · CC BY 4.08% of Powder Springs’ land is conserved: 392 acres
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Powder Springs, 0.1 per square mile of land. 270 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #58 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Powder Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Powder Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Powder Springs is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #58 of 264 in Georgia. 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 Powder Springs’ 8% is ahead of 89% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% 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
The longest trail network is Powder Springs Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silver Comet Linear Park
Florence Road Trailhead
392 conserved acres
8% of Powder Springs’ land. Who manages Powder Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 174 | Open |
| Powder Springs Greenspace II Local Park | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| Wild Horse Creek Park Local Recreation Area | County | 86 | Open |
| Lucille Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Powder Springs Park Local Recreation Area | County | 37 | Open |
| Powder State Parkrings Greenspace I Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Powder Springs - City Wetlands Mitigation Property & Hammett Tract Survey Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Hopkins Pedestrian Area Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Wild Horse Trail Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Silver Comet Linear Greenway Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
7 places to go in Powder Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
11 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 Powder Springs: 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 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Powder Springs →
Powder Springs and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Powder Springs
Where can I hike in Powder Springs?
The longest trail networks: Powder Springs Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Powder Springs is conserved land?
8% 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 Powder Springs’ trails?
Powder Springs Park and Silver Comet Linear Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Powder Springs?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 8.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Powder Springs?
10,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Powder Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 270 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Powder Springs have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Powder Springs 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 →