St Marys Civic Park
Park
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Legohead · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Marys
St. Marys has 221 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
4.2 miles of mapped trail cross St. Marys, 0.2 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of St. Marys’ land is conserved, about 747 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #128 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
747 acres · of 25.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
221 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
5 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Marys have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Marys is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #128 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Marys’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (221 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home39% 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 41%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 52%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Marys’ 5% is ahead of 78% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% of them.
Water is 8% of St. Marys’ area (2 of 28 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is St Marys Civic Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tommy Casey Memorial Dog Park
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
St Marys Railroad Museum
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
St Marys Civic Park20 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Howard Gilman Waterfront Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTommy Casey Memorial Dog Park27 acres
Crooked River State Park18 acres
St Marys Railroad Museum9 acres
Sugarmill Park9 acres
Sweetwater Park7 acres
DirectionsCumberland Island National Seashore5 acres · National Park Service
DirectionsWho protects it
747 conserved acres
5% of St. Marys’ land. Water is left out: St. Marys has 25.5 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Marys’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits567 ac
County173 ac
State natural resources32 ac
Army Corps of Engineers8 ac
Town or city7 ac
National Park Service3 ac
Conservation Easement · 567 acLocal Park · 96 acLocal Recreation Area · 80 acUnknown Easement · 24 acState Park · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 575 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilligans Island Park Local Park | County | 57 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 27 | Open |
| Camden County Greenspace Local Park | County | 27 | Open |
| St. Marys Rec Auth Park Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| Crooked River State Park State Park | State natural resources | 16 | Open |
| St. Marys Civic Park Local Recreation Area | County | 15 | Open |
| Camden Co PSA Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 12 | Open |
| Point Peter Pond Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Sweetwater Park Local Recreation Area | County | 7 | Open |
| St. Marys Aquatic Center Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
21 places to go in St. Marys
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Marys
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in St. Marys
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in St. Marys
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in St. Marys
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
12Baseball
5Basketball
2Soccer
2Pickleball
1Volleyball
1Skate park
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). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Marys: 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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
November is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Marys →
Next door
St. Marys and its neighbors
St. Marys has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys | 5% | 0.2 | 12 | 39% | C+ |
| Kingsland | under 1% | 0.4 | 4 | 32% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Marys
Where can I hike in St. Marys?
The longest trail networks: St Marys Civic Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Marys is conserved land?
5% 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 St. Marys’ trails?
St Marys Civic Park and Tommy Casey Memorial Dog Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Marys?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Marys?
12,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Marys or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 221 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Marys have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 St. Marys 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 →