First African Baptist Church and Parsonage · Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Waycross has 178 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Waycross, 0.1 per square mile of land. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #160 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
How much outdoors does Waycross have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waycross is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #160 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Waycross’ 1% is ahead of 16% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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.
Memorial Park
Monroe Park
Pernell Roberts Memorial Park
All 6 parks & preserves
40 conserved acres
1% of Waycross’ land. Who manages Waycross’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voight Field Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Memorial Park Complex Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Monroe Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Bailey Street Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Folks Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
9 places to go in Waycross
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
3.1 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.
6 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.
April is the best month for walking in Waycross
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) | 63 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
November is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Waycross →
Questions about parks and trails in Waycross
How much of Waycross 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 Waycross’ trails?
Voight Field and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Waycross?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.4 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Waycross?
33,638 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waycross or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 178 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Waycross have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #160 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 Waycross 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 →