Clarance Morgan County Park
Park
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Effingham County Jail · Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Springfield
Springfield has 156 acres of parks, 53 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Springfield. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #136 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
14 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
156 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Springfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springfield is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #136 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 Springfield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land53 acres of park per 1,000 residents (156 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 49%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Springfield’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Effingham Rec Department
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veterans Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Springfield City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Clarance Morgan County Park120 acres
Effingham Rec Department20 acres
Veterans Park9 acres
Springfield City Park3 acres
Baker Park & Pond1 acres
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
under 1% of Springfield’s land. Who manages Springfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County10 ac
Town or city3 ac
Army Corps of Engineers1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 3 acConservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Rec Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jacks Branch Tributary Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Springfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Springfield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
11Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Springfield: 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) | 61 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Springfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Springfield
How much of Springfield is conserved land?
under 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 Springfield’s trails?
Clarance Morgan County Park and Effingham Rec Department don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Springfield?
2,593 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Springfield have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Springfield 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 →