Photo: Harrison Keely · CC BY 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Young Harris
6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Young Harris, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 conserved acres
1% of Young Harris’ land. Who manages Young Harris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brasstown Valley Resort State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Young Harris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
1 place 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.
The best walking months in Young Harris: April to August
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Young Harris →
Questions about parks and trails in Young Harris
Are dogs allowed on Young Harris’ trails?
Mayors Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Young Harris?
36,148 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Young Harris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Young Harris 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 →