Indian Mountain State Park
Managed by Tennessee State Parks
174 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Jellico
Jellico has 223 acres of parks, 120 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Indian Mountain State Park (0.8 mi). 5% of Jellico’s land is conserved, about 209 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Jellico, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
209 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
223 ac
120 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,667 ft
Heckler Knob
What kind of outdoors town is Jellico?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jellico have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jellico is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jellico’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land120 acres of park per 1,000 residents (223 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home59% 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 64%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Jellico’s 5% is ahead of 80% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Indian Mountain State Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
209 conserved acres
5% of Jellico’s land. Who manages Jellico’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land209 ac
State Park · 209 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mountain State Park | Other state land | 209 | Open |
Things to do
22 places to go in Jellico
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jellico
Basketball CourtIn Indian Mountain State Park
DirectionsVolleyball CourtIn Indian Mountain State Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Jellico
Heckler Knob1,667 ft elevation
DirectionsQueener Hill1,562 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Jellico
13 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Jellico
Indian Mountain State Park CampgroundIn Indian Mountain State Park
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jellico: 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) | 44 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Jellico →
Questions about parks and trails in Jellico
Where can I hike in Jellico?
The longest trail networks: Indian Mountain State Park, 0.8 miles; Greenlee Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jellico is conserved land?
5% 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 Jellico’s trails?
Indian Mountain State Park and Indian Mountain don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jellico?
17,715 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jellico or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 223 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jellico have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Jellico 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 →