Pleasant Run Creek Park
Park
25 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bolivar Court Square Historic District · Photo: RealElectrical · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bolivar
Bolivar has 90 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bolivar, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Bolivar’s land is conserved, about 63 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #73 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
63 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bolivar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bolivar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bolivar is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #73 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bolivar’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (90 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home57% 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 39%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 59%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Bolivar’s 1% is ahead of 42% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% 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 Pleasant Run Creek Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sand Beach Lake Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bolivar Courthouse Square
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
1% of Bolivar’s land. Who manages Bolivar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city49 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits27 ac
Local Park · 49 acForest Stewardship Easement · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar City Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bolivar
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bolivar
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Tennis
4Basketball
1Equestrian
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Bolivar Court Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itBills-McNeal Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itNorth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itWestern State Hospital Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itUnited Sons and Daughters of Charity Lodge HallBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Bolivar
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) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bolivar →
Questions about parks and trails in Bolivar
Where can I hike in Bolivar?
The longest trail networks: Pleasant Run Creek Park, 0.2 miles; Bolivar Courthouse Square, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bolivar 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 Bolivar’s trails?
Pleasant Run Creek Park and Sand Beach Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bolivar?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bolivar?
973 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bolivar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bolivar have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Bolivar 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 →