Photo: AppalachianCentrist · CC BY-SA 4.0Greeneville has 93 acres of parks, 6.0 for every 1,000 residents
34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #152 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Greeneville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greeneville is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #152 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 Greeneville’s 1% is ahead of 26% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Forest Park
65 conserved acres
1% of Greeneville’s land. Who manages Greeneville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 17 | Restricted |
| Dogwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
11 places to go in Greeneville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
10 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Greeneville: April to June and August
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 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greeneville →
Greeneville and its neighbors
Greeneville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greeneville | 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 34% | D |
| Tusculum | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 81% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greeneville
How much of Greeneville is conserved land?
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 Greeneville’s trails?
Hardin's Park and Andrew Johnson National Historic Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greeneville?
2,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greeneville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greeneville have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #152 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 Greeneville 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 →