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Outdoors in Atlanta

Few parks or trails are on the map in Atlanta

11 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Atlanta, 0.1 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Briley Township Ski Trail Parking Area

Managed by Briley Township
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Briley Township Park

Managed by Briley Township
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Atlanta’s land. Who manages Atlanta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Briley Township Recreation Area
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Atlanta

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Atlanta
Briley Township Park Boat Launch
Directions
Trails & water

2 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
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Atlanta: May to September

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)272940536777817871574332
Rain (in)1.51.21.42.62.92.83.03.13.03.02.01.8

February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Atlanta →

Questions about parks and trails in Atlanta

Are dogs allowed on Atlanta’s trails?

Briley Township Ski Trail Parking Area and Briley Township Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Atlanta?

107,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atlanta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Atlanta 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 →