Jeffords Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Sylvester
Sylvester has 57 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Sylvester. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #187 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
32 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sylvester?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sylvester have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sylvester is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #187 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sylvester’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home70% 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 28%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 29%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sylvester’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sylvester. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
32 conserved acres
1% of Sylvester’s land. Who manages Sylvester’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city32 ac
Local Park · 17 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Pope Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Jeffords Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | 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
9Tennis
6Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sylvester: 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sylvester →
Questions about parks and trails in Sylvester
How much of Sylvester is conserved land?
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 Sylvester’s trails?
Jeffords Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sylvester?
79 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sylvester or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sylvester have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #187 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 Sylvester 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 →