Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park
Park
35 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Gruetli-Laager
Few parks or trails are on the map in Gruetli-Laager
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Gruetli-Laager, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 12.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gruetli-Laager have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gruetli-Laager is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gruetli-Laager’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home5% 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 26%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Gruetli-Laager’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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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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The longest trail network is Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
4 places to go in Gruetli-Laager
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gruetli-Laager
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Stagecoach InnBuilding · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Gruetli-Laager: April to 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) | 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) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 6.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Gruetli-Laager →
Questions about parks and trails in Gruetli-Laager
Where can I hike in Gruetli-Laager?
The longest trail networks: Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Gruetli-Laager 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 Gruetli-Laager’s trails?
Gruetli-Laager Recreation Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gruetli-Laager?
528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gruetli-Laager or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gruetli-Laager have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Gruetli-Laager 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 →