Photo: Hmil6 · CC BY-SA 4.0Columbia has 459 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Columbia. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Columbia’s land is conserved, about 377 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #118 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Columbia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Columbia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Columbia is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #118 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 Columbia’s 2% is ahead of 52% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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
The longest trail network is Woodland Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maury County Park
Ridley Sports Complex
Fairview Park
All 9 parks & preserves
377 conserved acres
2% of Columbia’s land. Who manages Columbia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maury County Park Local Park | County | 209 | Open |
| Woodland Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Farview Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Pillow Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Eva Gilbert Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Columbia Greenway State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Unknown |
| Frierson Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Betty Lee Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pop Greers Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
9 places to go in Columbia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
33 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
21 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Columbia: April and May
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 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
August is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Columbia →
Columbia and its neighbors
Columbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 2% | under 0.1 | 10 | 42% | C− |
| Spring Hill | 1% | 0.4 | 3 | 42% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbia
Where can I hike in Columbia?
The longest trail networks: Woodland Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Columbia is conserved land?
2% 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 Columbia’s trails?
Woodland Park and Maury County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Columbia?
1,475 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 459 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Columbia have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Columbia 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 →