Sylvan Heights
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Sylvania
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sylvania
46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sylvania, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #196 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sylvania have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sylvania is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #196 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sylvania’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home46% 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 26%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 26%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sylvania’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Sylvania’s land. Who manages Sylvania’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Field Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Tennis
3Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sylvania: 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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 86 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
October is the driest month (2.9 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 Sylvania →
Questions about parks and trails in Sylvania
How much of Sylvania 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 Sylvania’s trails?
Sylvan Heights doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sylvania?
4,156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sylvania or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sylvania have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Sylvania 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 →