1
Calvin Farmer Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ball Ground
Ball Ground, GA parks, trails & bike paths
Ball Ground has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ball Ground, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ball Ground outdoors
Conserved land
0.6%
24 of 4,407 acres
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Lions Club Field
Managed by City of Ball Ground
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Ball Ground City Park
Managed by City of Ball Ground
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Ball Ground
Unnamed playground in Calvin Farmer Park
Who protects the land
24 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball3
- Baseball2
- Pickleball2
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ball Ground
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 17 acLocal Other or Unknown 6 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Farmer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ball Ground CemeteryLocal Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Access unknown |
| City ParkLocal Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Lions FieldLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Ball Ground GreenspaceLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Ball Ground ElementaryLocal Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Ball Ground Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Ball Ground Community CemeteryCemetery
Old Sharp Mountain Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Sharp Mountain Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ball Ground's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.