Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Kimball has 74 acres of parks, 45 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Kimball, 0.1 per square mile of land. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Kimball’s land is conserved, about 88 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Kimball have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kimball is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Kimball’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kimball Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Battle Creek Public Hunting Area
88 conserved acres
3% of Kimball’s land. Who manages Kimball’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Park Local Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Battle Creek Public Hunting Area State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Kimball: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.4 |
October is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 6.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kimball →
Kimball and its neighbors
Kimball has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball | 3% | 0.1 | 45 | 41% | C+ |
| Jasper | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 34% | C− |
| South Pittsburg | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 57% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kimball
Where can I hike in Kimball?
The longest trail networks: Kimball Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kimball 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 Kimball’s trails?
Kimball Park and Battle Creek Public Hunting Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kimball?
13,491 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kimball or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kimball have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Kimball neighbors.
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 →