Thomas E. Watson House · Photo: Michelle Zupan · CC BY-SA 4.0Thomson has 73 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Thomson’s land is conserved, about 73 acres.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #200 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Thomson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Thomson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thomson is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #200 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Thomson’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
73 conserved acres
2% of Thomson’s land. Who manages Thomson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 097-001 State Recreation Area | Other state land | 61 | Open |
| Pitts St. Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
2 places to go in Thomson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
7 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Thomson: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Thomson →
Questions about parks and trails in Thomson
How much of Thomson 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 Thomson’s trails?
Pitts Street Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thomson?
9,563 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thomson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Thomson have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #200 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 Thomson 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 →