Peter & Frances Mallett Municipal Recreational Area
Managed by Town of Georgia Vermont
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Mfwills · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Georgia
9% of Georgia’s land is conserved: 2,354 acres
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 86 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 8.0 miles of mapped trail cross Georgia, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,354 acres · of 39.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
86 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,437 ft
Georgia Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Georgia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Georgia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Georgia is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Georgia’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (86 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13BParks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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Vermont towns of 2,500+ (71)#70 of 71
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Georgia’s 9% is ahead of 31% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
Water is 13% of Georgia’s area (6 of 45 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
2,354 conserved acres
9% of Georgia’s land. Water is left out: Georgia has 39.3 square miles of land and 5.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Georgia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,001 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)727 ac
State fish & wildlife102 ac
Town or city45 ac
Not recorded115 ac
Agricultural Easement · 2,430 acConservation Easement · 2,218 acUnknown Easement · 212 acLocal Resource Management Area · 68 acState Resource Management Area · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,223 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 27 of 74 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 68 | Unknown |
| Mill River Falls State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 48 | Open |
| VT (Vermont) Trade Lands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
Things to do
7 places to go in Georgia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Georgia
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Georgia
Five Chutes
DirectionsPeaks in Georgia
Georgia Mountain1,437 ft elevation
DirectionsCushman Hill1,079 ft elevation
DirectionsSaint Albans Hill902 ft elevation
DirectionsBradley Hill407 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.3 mi
Russell Greene Upland Loop0.9 mi
Blake Trail0.6 mi
Purmont Trail0.6 mi
(future trail extension)0.3 mi
Kipling Trail0.3 mi
Russell Greene Lowland Loop0.2 mi
Silver Lake Woods access trail0.2 mi
Wilcox Trail0.2 mi
Five Chutes Portage0.1 mi
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
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Evarts-McWilliams HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itBallard FarmDistrict · listed 1993
About itKemp-Shepard HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itDistrict School No. 8 SchoolBuilding · listed 1998
About itDistrict No. 2 SchoolBuilding · listed 2000
About itGeorgia Plain Baptist ChurchBuilding · listed 2001
About itSolomon Goodrich HomesteadBuilding · listed 2004
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Georgia: May, August and 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Georgia →
Next door
Georgia and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 9% | 0.2 | 18 | 21% | B− |
| St. Albans | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairfax | 11% | 0.2 | 33 | 23% | B |
| Milton | 14% | 0.5 | 210 | 30% | A− |
| Westford | 5% | 0.4 | 19 | 7% | B− |
| Grand Isle | 9% | 0.3 | 94 | 24% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Georgia
How much of Georgia is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Georgia’s trails?
Peter & Frances Mallett Municipal Recreational Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Georgia?
10,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Georgia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 135 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Georgia have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Georgia 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 →