Centerville River Park
Managed by Town of Centerville
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Centerville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Centerville
33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Centerville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #115 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 10.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centerville is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #115 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 Centerville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home33% 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 25%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 35%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Centerville’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Centerville. 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 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Doyle and Fay Bowen Memorial Park
Park
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C.A. Thompson Park
Managed by Town of Centerville
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
1 places to go in Centerville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Centerville
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
2Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
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).
James Buchanan Walker HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Centerville: April to June
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 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 |
September is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Centerville →
Questions about parks and trails in Centerville
Where can I hike in Centerville?
The longest trail networks: Doyle and Fay Bowen Memorial Park, 0.1 miles; C.A. Thompson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Centerville 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 Centerville’s trails?
Centerville River Park and Doyle and Fay Bowen Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Centerville?
1,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Centerville 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 →