Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Greenbrier has 69 acres of parks, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Greenbrier, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Greenbrier’s land is conserved, about 69 acres. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #71 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Greenbrier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenbrier is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #71 of 177 in Tennessee. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenbrier’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 88% 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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69 conserved acres
2% of Greenbrier’s land. Who manages Greenbrier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Martin Park Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
June is the best month for walking in Greenbrier
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) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
September is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenbrier →
Greenbrier and its neighbors
Greenbrier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrier | 2% | 0.6 | 10 | 30% | C+ |
| Springfield | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 10% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenbrier
How much of Greenbrier 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.
Is there public land near Greenbrier?
1,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenbrier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenbrier have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 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 Greenbrier 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 →