Few parks or trails are on the map in Coalfield
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Coalfield, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #155 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Coalfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coalfield is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #155 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 Coalfield’s 1% is ahead of 36% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% 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
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151 conserved acres
1% of Coalfield’s land. Who manages Coalfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 151 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Coalfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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 best walking months in Coalfield: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 6.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coalfield →
Coalfield and its neighbors
Coalfield has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfield | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Oliver Springs | under 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 25% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coalfield
How much of Coalfield 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.
Is there public land near Coalfield?
31,870 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coalfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coalfield have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #155 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 Coalfield 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 →