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Buford Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
16 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Buford
Buford, GA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.8% of Buford is conserved land, roughly 342 acres. There are about 2.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buford Nature Preserve (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buford outdoors
Conserved land
2.8%
342 of 12,202 acres
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.6 mi
5.5 mi lanes · 0.1 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
Lake Lanier Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Bogan Park
Park
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 Buford
Showing 1–10 of 15 playgrounds
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Trails
Named trails
- Bell Street Northeast0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
342 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 11 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes5.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis28
- Baseball11
- Football6
- Soccer3
- Pickleball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buford
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 193 acLocal Recreation Area 83 acLocal Park 51 acRecreation Management Area 14 acLocal Conservation Area 13 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford High SchoolLocal Other or Unknown | County | 193 | Access unknown |
| Legion FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Buford GreenspaceLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Sidney Lanier Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 14 | Open |
| Greenspace Program AcquisitionLocal Recreation Area | County | 13 | Open |
| Bona Allen Park #2Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Gwinnett County GreenspaceLocal Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Buford Community Center Town ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Buford Town GreenLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Grace Harris ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Bethlehem United Methodist Church CemeteryCemetery
Brown Family CemeteryCemetery
Crawford Family Cemetery (relocated)Cemetery
Gravel Springs Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Harmony Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Hillcrest CemeteryCemetery
Ivy Creek Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Kile Homeplace CemeteryCemetery
New Prospect United Methodist Church CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Buford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford | 2.8% | 2.7 mi | 3 |
| Sugar Hill | 10.4% | 8.1 mi | 7 |
| Flowery Branch | 3.2% | 5.7 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Buford'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 23.7-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.