Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area
Park
74 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dodson Branch
Dodson Branch has 74 acres of parks, 52 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dodson Branch. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Dodson Branch’s land is conserved, about 343 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
343 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dodson Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dodson Branch is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dodson Branch’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land52 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Dodson Branch’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dodson Branch. 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 B−. 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.
Who protects it
343 conserved acres
5% of Dodson Branch’s land. Who manages Dodson Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits337 ac
State fish & wildlife262 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 266 acState Conservation Area · 262 acPrivate Conservation · 71 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Fork Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 259 | Restricted |
| Wash Morgan Hollow Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 71 | Unknown |
| The Boils Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Dodson Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Dodson Branch
Wash Morgan FallsIn Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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When to get out
The best walking months in Dodson Branch: 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 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.7 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dodson Branch →
Questions about parks and trails in Dodson Branch
How much of Dodson Branch is conserved land?
5% 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 Dodson Branch’s trails?
Wash Morgan Hollow State Natural Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dodson Branch?
2,370 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dodson Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dodson Branch have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Dodson Branch 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 →