Bulloch County Courthouse · Photo: Bubba73 · CC BY-SA 3.0Statesboro has 6.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Mill Creek Park (2.6 mi). 282 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #105 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Statesboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Statesboro is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #105 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Statesboro’s 3% is ahead of 70% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 70% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mill Creek Park, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sweetheart Circle Park
Memorial Park
All 9 parks & preserves
340 conserved acres
3% of Statesboro’s land. Who manages Statesboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Regional Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 154 | Open |
| Little Lotts Creek Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 55 | Closed |
| Fletcher Farm Local Park | County | 29 | Open |
| Charles H. Herty Pines Nature Preserve Local Park | Other state land | 20 | Open |
| Fair Road Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Luetta Moore Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sweetheart Circle Local Park | Other state land | 7 | Open |
| S&S Greenway Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Georgia Sotheren Botanic Gardens Local Park | Other state land | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
2 places to go in Statesboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
3.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
5 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Statesboro: 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 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Statesboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Statesboro
Where can I hike in Statesboro?
The longest trail networks: Mill Creek Park, 2.6 miles; Sweetheart Circle Park, 0.1 miles; Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Statesboro 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 Statesboro’s trails?
Mill Creek Park and Sweetheart Circle Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Statesboro?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Statesboro?
836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Statesboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 282 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Statesboro have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Statesboro neighbors.
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 →