Campbellton Creek Nature Park
Managed by City of South Fulton
90 acres3 mi of trail
Sourwood TrailMuscadine TrailBoulder TrailMeandering Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in South Fulton
South Fulton has 1,374 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Campbellton Creek Nature Park (3 mi), Aerotropolis Nature Park (2.3 mi). 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross South Fulton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #162 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,902 acres · of 92.9 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,374 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
24
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Fulton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Fulton is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #162 of 264 in Georgia. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Fulton’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,374 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home31% 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 33%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 39%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, South Fulton ranks #391 on Outdoors.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so South Fulton’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% 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
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 Campbellton Creek Nature Park, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aerotropolis Nature Park
Managed by The Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land INC
49 acres2.3 mi of trail
Lower Chestnut LoopUpper Chestnut Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Welcome All Park
Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sandtown Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Campbellton Creek Nature Park90 acres · 3 mi of trail · City of South Fulton
DirectionsAerotropolis Nature Park49 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · The Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land INC
DirectionsWelcome All Park48 acres
Sandtown Park33 acres
Cliftondale Park21 acres
Delano Road Park11 acres
Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds10 acres
Trammel Crow Park10 acres
DirectionsSweetwater Creek State Park5 acres
Cliftondale Walking Track2 acres · CIty of South Fulton
Who protects it
1,902 conserved acres
3% of South Fulton’s land. Who manages South Fulton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County965 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits681 ac
Other state land227 ac
Army Corps of Engineers86 ac
Town or city7 ac
State natural resources3 ac
Local Recreation Area · 538 acConservation Easement · 469 acLocal Park · 433 acUnknown Easement · 296 acState Recreation Area · 231 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 765 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 37 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds Local Recreation Area | County | 404 | Open |
| 060-008 State Recreation Area | Other state land | 227 | Open |
| Trammell Crow Park Local Park | County | 114 | Open |
| Burdett Park Local Park | County | 76 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 66 | Open |
| Sandtown Park Local Park | County | 58 | Open |
| Fulton County Greenspace IV Local Park | County | 37 | Open |
| Creel Park Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| Welcome All Park Local Park | County | 35 | Open |
| Wilkerson Mill - Farris Park Local Recreation Area | County | 32 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in South Fulton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Fulton
Cliftondale Park PlaygroundIn Cliftondale Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in South Fulton
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in South Fulton
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
8 named trails and 24 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.0 miUnpaved · 6.3 mi
Sourwood Trail1.5 mi
Lower Chestnut Loop1.5 mi
Muscadine Trail1.1 mi
Upper Chestnut Loop0.7 mi
Boulder Trail0.3 mi
Kenny Road Southwest0.3 mi
Banner Road Southwest0.2 mi
Meandering Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Arnolds LakeCedar Grove LakeCowart LakelakeDemooney LakereservoirGranite LakereservoirGreen Valley LakeHigh LochHobb's PondlakeHorsehead LakeKings LakeKoweta LakeLake EleanorreservoirLake FeldwoodLake FrancesLake TahoereservoirOno Road LakeRedding LakeStarke LakeTelephone LakeTwin Lakes Number 2reservoirUpper Cowart LakeUpper Twin LakereservoirVandivers LakereservoirWrights Lake
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
142Tennis
27Baseball
10Basketball
6Soccer
4Pickleball
3Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in South Fulton: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Fulton →
Next door
South Fulton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Atlanta104 miChattahoochee Hills19 miSouth Fulton8.2 miPalmetto3.4 miCollege Park3.3 miEast Point2.2 miFairburn2.1 miUnion City0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Fulton | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 31% | C |
| Union City | 9% | under 0.1 | 1 | 24% | C− |
| Fairburn | 5% | 0.1 | 28 | 33% | B− |
| Atlanta | 6% | 0.8 | 10 | 94% | A− |
| College Park | 4% | 0.3 | 15 | 84% | B |
| Chattahoochee Hills | 4% | 0.3 | 324 | 30% | B |
| East Point | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 87% | C+ |
| Palmetto | 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 54% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Fulton
Where can I hike in South Fulton?
The longest trail networks: Campbellton Creek Nature Park, 3 miles; Aerotropolis Nature Park, 2.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of South Fulton is conserved land?
3% 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 South Fulton’s trails?
Campbellton Creek Nature Park and Aerotropolis Nature Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in South Fulton?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near South Fulton?
20,733 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Fulton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,374 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does South Fulton have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #162 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 South Fulton 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 →