Savage Gulf State Park
Managed by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Northcutts Cove Chapel · Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Altamont
Few parks or trails are on the map in Altamont
3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Altamont, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 19.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Altamont?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Altamont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Altamont is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Altamont’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 6%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Altamont’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Altamont. 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 D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Altamont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Altamont
Greeter Falls Campground
DirectionsHistory along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Altamont: April to August
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.5 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 6.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Altamont →
Next door
Altamont and its neighbors
Altamont has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Beersheba Springs | — 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 Altamont
How much of Altamont is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Altamont’s trails?
Savage Gulf State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Altamont?
359 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Altamont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Altamont have?
Ahead of 6% 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 Altamont 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 →