Southwest Point Park
Managed by City of Kingston
54 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kingston
7% of Kingston’s land is conserved: 326 acres
The biggest trail networks: Southwest Point Park (1 mi). 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Kingston, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #33 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
326 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kingston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingston is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #33 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingston’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home44% 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 55%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 82%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Kingston’s 7% is ahead of 85% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
Water is 11% of Kingston’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Southwest Point Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kingston City Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gertrude Porter Memorial Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
326 conserved acres
7% of Kingston’s land. Water is left out: Kingston has 7.3 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kingston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority276 ac
Town or city56 ac
Not Designated · 276 acLocal Park · 56 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 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 | 276 | Unknown |
| Fort Southwest Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Kingston City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Kingston Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Kingston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Swimming spots in Kingston
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Kingston
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Kingston
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Kingston
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
5Basketball
4Tennis
2Volleyball
1Soccer
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). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingston: 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 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 6.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kingston →
Questions about parks and trails in Kingston
Where can I hike in Kingston?
The longest trail networks: Southwest Point Park, 1 miles; Kingston City Park, 0.3 miles; Gertrude Porter Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kingston is conserved land?
7% 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 Kingston’s trails?
Southwest Point Park and Kingston City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kingston?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kingston?
411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kingston have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #33 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 Kingston 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 →