Linwood Site (Central Dav. District Pk)
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Southmont
Few parks or trails are on the map in Southmont
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
21 acres · of 4.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southmont is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Southmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Water is 30% of Southmont’s area (2 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Southmont. 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 D 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
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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
21 conserved acres
1% of Southmont’s land. Water is left out: Southmont has 4.6 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Southmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Joint9 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Unknown Easement · 11 acLocal Park · 9 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson County Open Space Local Park | Joint | 9 | Open |
| Alcoa Game Land State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Southmont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Southmont
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Southmont
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Southmont
Raven PointFee · Old Hickory Council
DirectionsTrails & water
1 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
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Southmont: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Southmont →
Questions about parks and trails in Southmont
How much of Southmont is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Southmont’s trails?
Linwood Site (Central Dav. District Pk) doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Southmont?
9,621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Southmont have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Southmont 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 →