Lions Park
Park
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Mrostrichman · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Nashville
Nashville has 52 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Nashville’s land is conserved, about 47 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #675 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
47 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nashville is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #675 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nashville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 12%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Nashville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
47 conserved acres
2% of Nashville’s land. Who manages Nashville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency47 ac
Local Park · 47 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 47 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Nashville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Nashville
3 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Nashville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
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
9Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Louisville and Nashville DepotBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nashville →
Next door
Nashville and its neighbors
Nashville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 2% | under 0.1 | 18 | 36% | C |
| Nashville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Covington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nashville
How much of Nashville is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois 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?
Lions Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nashville?
1,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nashville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #675 of 768 in Illinois. 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.
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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 →