Warriors' Path State Park
Managed by Tennessee State Parks
249 acres2 mi of trail
Lake hollow trailLakeshore trailOverlook TrailConnector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Colonial Heights
Colonial Heights has 249 acres of parks, 76 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Colonial Heights’ land is conserved, about 245 acres. The biggest trail networks: Warriors' Path State Park (2 mi). 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Colonial Heights, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #12 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
245 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
249 ac
76 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Colonial Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Colonial Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colonial Heights is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #12 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Colonial Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land76 acres of park per 1,000 residents (249 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home40% 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 74%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 94%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Colonial Heights’ 10% is ahead of 90% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
Water is 7% of Colonial Heights’ area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Warriors' Path State Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
245 conserved acres
10% of Colonial Heights’ land. Water is left out: Colonial Heights has 3.8 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Colonial Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land245 ac
State Park · 245 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warriors Path State Park | Other state land | 245 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Colonial Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Colonial Heights
Darrell's Dream Boundless PlaygroundIn Warriors' Path State Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Colonial Heights
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Colonial Heights
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Lake hollow trail0.6 mi
Lakeshore trail0.5 mi
Overlook Trail0.4 mi
Connector0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Colonial Heights: 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) | 9.9 | 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 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
October is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Colonial Heights →
Next door
Colonial Heights and its neighbors
Colonial Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights | 10% | 0.6 | 76 | 40% | B+ |
| Kingsport | 10% | 0.7 | 15 | 59% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Colonial Heights
Where can I hike in Colonial Heights?
The longest trail networks: Warriors' Path State Park, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Colonial Heights is conserved land?
10% 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 Colonial Heights’ trails?
Warriors' Path State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Colonial Heights?
2,814 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colonial Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 249 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Colonial Heights have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #12 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 Colonial Heights 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 →