Shag Williams Park
Park
26 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Shannon
Few parks or trails are on the map in Shannon
27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Shannon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shannon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shannon is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shannon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home27% 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 23%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shannon’s 1% is ahead of 23% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Shannon. 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
The longest trail network is Shag Williams Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Shannon’s land. Who manages Shannon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Local Recreation Area · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Shannon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shannon
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shannon: 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) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shannon →
Questions about parks and trails in Shannon
Where can I hike in Shannon?
The longest trail networks: Shag Williams Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shannon is conserved land?
1% 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 Shannon’s trails?
Shag Williams Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shannon?
16,430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shannon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shannon have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Shannon 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 →