Bean Station Town Park
Managed by Town of Bean Station
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nathan Metcalf · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bean Station
15% of Bean Station’s land is conserved: 576 acres
3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bean Station, 0.6 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #23 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
576 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bean Station?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bean Station have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bean Station is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #23 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bean Station’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 88%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Bean Station’s 15% is ahead of 94% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Bean Station Town Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Crosby Pothole Refuge
Managed by Tennessee Valley Authority
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harris Court Park
Managed by Town of Bean Station
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Bean Station Town Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Bean Station
DirectionsCrosby Pothole Refuge14 acres · Tennessee Valley Authority
Harris Court Park2 acres · Town of Bean Station
DirectionsTate Springs Historic Site1 acres
DirectionsBean Station Public Library1 acres
Who protects it
576 conserved acres
15% of Bean Station’s land. Who manages Bean Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority576 ac
Not Designated · 576 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Not Designated | Tennessee Valley Authority | 576 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Bean Station
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bean Station
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Bean Station
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Old Lee Highway0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Baseball
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 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Tate Springs SpringhouseStructure · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bean Station: April to June and 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bean Station →
Next door
Bean Station and its neighbors
Bean Station 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Station | 15% | 0.6 | 7 | 65% | B |
| Mooresburg | — 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 Bean Station
Where can I hike in Bean Station?
The longest trail networks: Bean Station Town Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bean Station is conserved land?
15% 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 Bean Station’s trails?
Bean Station Town Park and Crosby Pothole Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bean Station?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bean Station?
1,972 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bean Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bean Station have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 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 Bean Station 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 →