Outdoors · Springfield

Springfield, GA parks, trails & bike paths

Springfield has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Springfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Springfield outdoors

Conserved land
0.5%
14 of 2,553 acres
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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

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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.
1

Clarance Morgan County Park

Park
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Effingham Rec Department

Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

Veterans Park

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4

Springfield City Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Springfield
Unnamed playground
Directions
Who protects the land

14 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County
10 ac
Town or city
3 ac
Army Corps of Engineers
1 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Baseball11
  • Soccer1
  • Basketball1
  • Tennis1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Springfield

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 10 acLocal Park 3 acConservation Area 1 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Springfield Rec ComplexLocal Recreation AreaCounty10Open
City ParkLocal ParkTown or city3Open
Jacks Branch TributaryConservation AreaArmy Corps of Engineers1Closed
History

Historic places to visit

Springfield CemeteryCemetery
Springfield Cemetery AnnexCemetery
Tebeau CemeteryCemetery
Union CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Springfield'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.

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