Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Nashville has 70 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Nashville City Park (0.9 mi). 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Nashville’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #43 of 123 in Arkansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Nashville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nashville is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #43 of 123 in Arkansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Arkansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Nashville’s 2% is ahead of 75% of Arkansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Nashville City Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
54 conserved acres
2% of Nashville’s land. Who manages Nashville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Parks & Recreation Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
1 places to go in Nashville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Nashville
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nashville →
Questions about parks and trails in Nashville
Where can I hike in Nashville?
The longest trail networks: Nashville City Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nashville is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 1% for an Arkansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Nashville’s trails?
Nashville City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nashville?
2,813 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nashville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 of 123 in Arkansas. 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 Nashville neighbors.
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 →