McNoble Harper Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Atlanta
Atlanta has 130 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Atlanta, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Atlanta’s land is conserved, about 127 acres. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #385 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
127 acres · of 12.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
130 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Atlanta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atlanta is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #385 of 642 in Texas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Atlanta’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (130 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 40%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Atlanta’s 2% is ahead of 49% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Atlanta. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
127 conserved acres
2% of Atlanta’s land. Who manages Atlanta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city253 ac
Conservation Easement · 127 acLocal Park · 126 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 110 | Open |
| Atlanta Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| McNoble Harper Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
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
9Baseball
8Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Atlanta
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atlanta →
Questions about parks and trails in Atlanta
How much of Atlanta is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Atlanta’s trails?
McNoble Harper Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Atlanta?
8,768 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atlanta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Atlanta have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #385 of 642 in Texas. 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 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 →