Halls Community Park
Park
35 acres0.8 mi of trail
Halls Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Halls
Halls has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Halls Community Park (0.8 mi), Halls Greenway Park (0.7 mi). 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Halls’ land is conserved, about 75 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #65 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
75 acres · of 8.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
100 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Halls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Halls is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #65 of 177 in Tennessee. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Halls’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (100 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home41% 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 42%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 64%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Halls’ 1% is ahead of 45% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% of 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
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Halls Community Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Halls Greenway Park
Park
16 acres0.7 mi of trail
Halls Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
DeBusk Estate
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Clayton Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
75 conserved acres
1% of Halls’ land. Who manages Halls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County62 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)8 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Local Recreation Area · 62 acLocal Park · 11 acConservation Easement · 8 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Community Park Local Recreation Area | County | 41 | Open |
| Halls Greenway Park Local Recreation Area | County | 21 | Open |
| Clayton Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Open |
| John Sevier Hunter Education Center State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
6 places to go in Halls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Halls
Wild Child Cafe
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Halls Greenway1.1 mi
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
8Tennis
8Baseball
2Basketball
2Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Halls: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Halls →
Next door
Halls and its neighbors
Halls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls | 1% | 0.6 | 10 | 41% | C+ |
| Knoxville | 8% | 0.9 | 15 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Halls
Where can I hike in Halls?
The longest trail networks: Halls Community Park, 0.8 miles; Halls Greenway Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Halls 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 Halls’ trails?
Halls Community Park and Halls Greenway Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Halls?
5,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Halls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 100 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Halls have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #65 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 Halls 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 →