Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bells
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Bells, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bells have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bells is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Bells’ under 1% is ahead of 17% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is City of Bells Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Bells’ land. Who manages Bells’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The walking year in Bells
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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bells →
Questions about parks and trails in Bells
Where can I hike in Bells?
The longest trail networks: City of Bells Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bells 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 Bells’ trails?
City of Bells Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bells?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bells?
35 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bells or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bells have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Bells neighbors.
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 →