Jean Gillis Memorial Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Treutlen County Courthouse · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Soperton
Few parks or trails are on the map in Soperton
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Soperton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #179 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Soperton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Soperton is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #179 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Soperton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home47% 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 30%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 32%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Soperton’s 1% is ahead of 20% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Soperton Recreation Dept.
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
1% of Soperton’s land. Who manages Soperton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County17 ac
Local Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treutlen County Rec Dept Local Recreation Area | County | 17 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Soperton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Soperton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Williamson Court0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Treutlen County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Soperton: 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 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Soperton →
Questions about parks and trails in Soperton
How much of Soperton 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 Soperton’s trails?
Jean Gillis Memorial Park and Soperton Recreation Dept. don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Soperton?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Soperton?
1,950 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Soperton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Soperton have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #179 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 Soperton 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 →