Swainsboro Recreation Dept
Park
44 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Swainsboro
9% of Swainsboro’s land is conserved: 757 acres
The biggest trail networks: Swainsboro Recreation Dept (0.9 mi). 135 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Swainsboro, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #48 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
757 acres · of 12.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
135 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Swainsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Swainsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Swainsboro is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #48 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Swainsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (135 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home67% 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 61%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 82%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Swainsboro’s 9% is ahead of 93% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Swainsboro Recreation Dept, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harmon Park
Park
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Vann Community Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Swainsboro Recreation Dept44 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsHarmon Park43 acres
Yam Grandy State Park12 acres
Vann Community Park2 acres
Boneyard Pavillion2 acres
DirectionsSwainsboro chamber of commerce patriot park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
757 conserved acres
9% of Swainsboro’s land. Who manages Swainsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits612 ac
Town or city119 ac
Army Corps of Engineers26 ac
Conservation Easement · 584 acLocal Recreation Area · 63 acLocal Park · 54 acUnknown Easement · 28 acConservation Area · 26 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 612 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy C Carmichael Rec Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Harmon Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Hughes Prong Tributary Conservation Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 26 | Closed |
| Rec Dept Baseball Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Vann Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| De Alva Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Vann City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Swainsboro Emanuel Auditorium Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Boneyard Pavilion Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Downtown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Swainsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Swainsboro
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Swainsboro
Piney Woods Disc Golf Course
DirectionsTrails & water
10 lakes & rivers
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
10Tennis
8Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Basketball
1Softball
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 Swainsboro: 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) | 59 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Swainsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Swainsboro
Where can I hike in Swainsboro?
The longest trail networks: Swainsboro Recreation Dept, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Swainsboro is conserved land?
9% 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 Swainsboro’s trails?
Swainsboro Recreation Dept and Harmon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Swainsboro?
9,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swainsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 135 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Swainsboro have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Swainsboro 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 →