Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com) · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Brighton
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #157 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Brighton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brighton is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #157 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Brighton’s 1% is ahead of 25% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
12 conserved acres
1% of Brighton’s land. Who manages Brighton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Tipton County Local Other or Unknown | County | 5 | Unknown |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Brighton
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 | 13.0 | 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 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 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 Brighton →
Brighton and its neighbors
Brighton has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 18% | D |
| Atoka | 1% | 0.2 | 10 | 46% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brighton
How much of Brighton 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 Brighton’s trails?
Brighton City Park and Brighton Walking Path don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brighton?
1,161 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brighton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brighton have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #157 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 Brighton 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 →