Walker Park
Park
37 acres1 mi of trail
Atoka Greenway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Andrew P. Bohrman, Stephanie Bohrman · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Atoka
Atoka has 101 acres of parks, 9.8 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Walker Park (1 mi). 1% of Atoka’s land is conserved, about 77 acres. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #90 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
77 acres · of 12.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Atoka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atoka is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #90 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Atoka’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 49%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Atoka’s 1% is ahead of 39% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of 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
The longest trail network is Walker Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pioneer Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Pioneer Park footpath
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
77 conserved acres
1% of Atoka’s land. Who manages Atoka’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city77 ac
Local Park · 41 acLocal Recreation Area · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Lane Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Walker Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Adkison Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Atoka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Atoka
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Pioneer Park footpath0.3 mi
Atoka Greenway Trail0.1 mi
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
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Atoka
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) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atoka →
Next door
Atoka and its neighbors
Atoka has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Atoka
Where can I hike in Atoka?
The longest trail networks: Walker Park, 1 miles; Pioneer Park, 0.3 miles; Nancy Lane park, 0.1 miles; Adkinson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Atoka is conserved land?
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 Atoka’s trails?
Walker Park and Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Atoka?
1,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atoka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Atoka have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 Atoka 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 →