Greatest Generation Memorial Park
Park
46 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Thomaston
Thomaston has 104 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Thomaston’s land is conserved, about 119 acres. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Thomaston, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #86 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
119 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Thomaston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thomaston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thomaston is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #86 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thomaston’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home77% 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 52%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 68%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Thomaston’s 2% is ahead of 49% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Weaver Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
119 conserved acres
2% of Thomaston’s land. Who manages Thomaston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County70 ac
Town or city49 ac
Local Recreation Area · 68 acLocal Park · 51 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest Generation Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Thomaston-Upson Rec Dept. Local Recreation Area | County | 38 | Open |
| Upson County Schools 2 Local Recreation Area | County | 31 | Open |
| Weaver Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Westside Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Thomaston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thomaston
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 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
11Baseball
9Soccer
4Tennis
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Thomaston: 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 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Thomaston →
Questions about parks and trails in Thomaston
How much of Thomaston is conserved land?
2% 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 Thomaston’s trails?
Greatest Generation Memorial Park and Weaver Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thomaston?
13,623 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thomaston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Thomaston have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #86 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 Thomaston 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 →