John Griswold Recreation Park
Park
70 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sequatchie County Courthouse · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Dunlap
Dunlap has 102 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Dunlap, 0.2 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #93 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
34 acres · of 10.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Dunlap?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dunlap is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #93 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dunlap’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home39% 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 31%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 48%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Dunlap’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% of 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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Coke Ovens Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
under 1% of Dunlap’s land. Who manages Dunlap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County34 ac
Local Recreation Area · 30 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Griswold Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | County | 30 | Open |
| Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Dunlap
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dunlap
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
8Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
2Soccer
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dunlap: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
August is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dunlap →
Questions about parks and trails in Dunlap
Where can I hike in Dunlap?
The longest trail networks: Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dunlap 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 Dunlap’s trails?
John Griswold Recreation Park and Coke Ovens Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dunlap?
2,028 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunlap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 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 Dunlap 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 →