Frank Hammon Memorial Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Benton
Few parks or trails are on the map in Benton
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Benton. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Benton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Benton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Benton is ahead of 9% 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 Benton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home22% 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 9%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Benton’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Benton. 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 still be 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Frank Hammon Memorial Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Benton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Benton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History 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 Benton: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Benton →
Questions about parks and trails in Benton
Where can I hike in Benton?
The longest trail networks: Frank Hammon Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Benton 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 Benton’s trails?
Frank Hammon Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Benton?
2,529 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Benton have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Benton 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 →