Harrogate City Park
Managed by City of Harrogate
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Harrogate
Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrogate
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Harrogate, 0.1 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #92 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
163 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrogate have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrogate is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #92 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrogate’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home39% 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 32%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 48%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Harrogate’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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 Harrogate City Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrogate Little League
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Soccer Fields
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
163 conserved acres
3% of Harrogate’s land. Who manages Harrogate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service122 ac
Town or city35 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 122 acLocal Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 122 | Restricted |
| Harrogate City Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Harrogate Little League Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Harrogate
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harrogate
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
1Volleyball
1Softball
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).
Grant-Lee HallBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Harrogate: 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) | 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) | 45 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Harrogate →
Questions about parks and trails in Harrogate
Where can I hike in Harrogate?
The longest trail networks: Harrogate City Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrogate is conserved land?
3% 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 Harrogate’s trails?
Harrogate City Park and Harrogate Little League don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrogate?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrogate?
6,444 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrogate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harrogate have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Harrogate 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 →