Photo: Michael Rivera · Public domainTifton has 62 acres of parks, 3.6 for every 1,000 residents
43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tifton, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #207 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Tifton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tifton is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #207 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Tifton’s 1% is ahead of 23% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
57 conserved acres
1% of Tifton’s land. Who manages Tifton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| City Recreation Facilities Local Recreation Area | County | 24 | Open |
| Haire Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Puckett Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Friendly City Park Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Tifton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
3.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Tifton: 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 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 70 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
November is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tifton →
Questions about parks and trails in Tifton
How much of Tifton 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 Tifton’s trails?
Fulwood Park and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tifton?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Tifton?
1,746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tifton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tifton have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #207 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 Tifton 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 →