Veterans Memorial Park
Park
17 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: NathanReed · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Huntingdon
Huntingdon has 53 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Huntingdon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #101 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
68 acres · of 11.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Huntingdon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huntingdon is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #101 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Huntingdon’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home55% 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 28%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 43%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Huntingdon’s 1% is ahead of 34% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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 Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Betty Higdon Butler Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Veterans Memorial Park17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsThomas Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSesquicentennial Park15 acres
DirectionsEdwards Park9 acres · City of Huntington
DirectionsBetty Higdon Butler Park6 acres
Billy Cary Memorial Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
68 conserved acres
1% of Huntingdon’s land. Who manages Huntingdon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)68 ac
Conservation Easement · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 68 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
5 places to go in Huntingdon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Huntingdon
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Huntingdon
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
4Tennis
3Softball
2Basketball
2Soccer
2Football
2Beach volleyball
1Equestrian
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).
Court TheatreBuilding · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Huntingdon
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) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Huntingdon →
Questions about parks and trails in Huntingdon
Where can I hike in Huntingdon?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Sesquicentennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Huntingdon?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Huntingdon?
435 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huntingdon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Huntingdon have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #101 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 Huntingdon 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 →