Riverfront Park
Park
9 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Harriman
Harriman has 45 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Riverfront Park (0.7 mi). 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Harriman, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #87 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
41 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Harriman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harriman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harriman is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #87 of 177 in Tennessee. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harriman’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home57% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 51%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Harriman’s 1% is ahead of 27% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Riverfront Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fred Russell Davis Jr. Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
1% of Harriman’s land. Who manages Harriman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city21 ac
Tennessee Valley Authority10 ac
Private owners10 ac
Local Recreation Area · 20 acLocal Park · 11 acNot Designated · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Not Designated | Tennessee Valley Authority | 10 | Unknown |
| Paper Maker Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 10 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Flour Mill Flats Ball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Soccer Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Triangle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Harriman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harriman
Cumberland PlaygroundIn Killeffer Park
DirectionsRiverfront Play AreaIn Riverfront Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Harriman
Margrave Drive Boat Launch
DirectionsPicnic areas in Harriman
Riverfront Park ShedIn Riverfront Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Pine Hills Little Leahue Track0.1 mi
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
7Baseball
5Basketball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Harriman: 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 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 6.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harriman →
Next door
Harriman and its neighbors
Harriman has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Harriman
Where can I hike in Harriman?
The longest trail networks: Riverfront Park, 0.7 miles; Killeffer Park, 0.4 miles; Fred Russell Davis Jr. Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harriman 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 Harriman’s trails?
Riverfront Park and Killeffer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Harriman?
9,262 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harriman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harriman have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #87 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 Harriman 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 →