Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1
Managed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
1,322 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in La Vergne
30% of La Vergne’s land is conserved: 4,692 acres
The biggest trail networks: Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1 (4.6 mi), Veterans Memorial Park (0.7 mi). 206 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #34 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
4,692 acres · of 24.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
206 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Highest peak
899 ft
Sanford Knob
Lakes & rivers
3
6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is La Vergne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Vergne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Vergne is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #34 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Vergne’s overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (206 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home46% 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 54%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 81%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so La Vergne’s 30% is ahead of 98% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1, with 4.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
48 acres0.7 mi of trail
Veterans Memorial Park Nature Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2
Managed by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
587 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Poole Knobs Recreation Area
Park
108 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Percy Priest WMA - Unit 11,322 acres · 4.6 mi of trail · Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
DirectionsVeterans Memorial Park48 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsPoole Knobs Recreation Area108 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPercy Priest WMA - Unit 2587 acres · Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
DirectionsLa Vergne Bicentennial Park17 acres
DirectionsHeritage Valley Park8 acres
Cane Ridge Park4 acres
Who protects it
4,692 conserved acres
30% of La Vergne’s land. Who manages La Vergne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers4,597 ac
State fish & wildlife2,187 ac
Town or city76 ac
Private owners9 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Recreation Management Area · 4,597 acState Conservation Area · 2,187 acLocal Park · 89 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Percy Priest Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,597 | Open |
| Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,187 | Restricted |
| Veteran'S Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Bicentennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Heritage Valley Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Lake Forest Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Cane Ridge Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Brookside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mankin Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hurricane Creek Greenway Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in La Vergne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in La Vergne
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in La Vergne
Hurricane Creek Boat Ramp
DirectionsHurricane Creek Boat Ramp
DirectionsPoole Knobs Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in La Vergne
Sanford Knob899 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Water Tower Trail0.4 mi
Veterans Memorial Park Nature Walk0.1 mi
Ingram Walking Path0.1 mi
La Vergne Greenway0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
4Basketball
2Football
2Soccer
2Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in La Vergne: April and May
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 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Vergne →
Next door
La Vergne and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in La Vergne
Where can I hike in La Vergne?
The longest trail networks: Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1, 4.6 miles; Veterans Memorial Park, 0.7 miles; Poole Knobs Recreation Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Vergne is conserved land?
30% 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 La Vergne’s trails?
Percy Priest WMA - Unit 1 and Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Vergne?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near La Vergne?
18,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Vergne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 424 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Vergne have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 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 La Vergne 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 →