Lenoir City Park
Managed by City of Lenoir City
25 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DwayneP. The original uploader was DwayneP at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Lenoir City
Lenoir City has 65 acres of parks, 5.9 for every 1,000 residents
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Lenoir City’s land is conserved, about 100 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lenoir City, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #102 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
100 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lenoir City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lenoir City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lenoir City is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #102 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lenoir City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home41% 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 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 Lenoir City’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 49% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Lenoir City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lenior City Area Recreation Complex
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rock Springs Park
Managed by City of Lenoir City
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
2% of Lenoir City’s land. Who manages Lenoir City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city65 ac
Tennessee Valley Authority56 ac
Local Park · 65 acNot Designated · 56 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 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 | 56 | Unknown |
| Lenoir City Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Lenoir City Recreation Complex Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Rock Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Nelson Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Wampler Keith Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Lenoir City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lenoir City
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lenoir City
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Football
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 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.
Lenoir City CompanyBuilding · listed 1982
About itHackney Chapel AME Zion ChurchBuilding · listed 2000
About itLenoir Cotton Mill WarehouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itWar Memorial BuildingBuilding · listed 2011
About itFort Loudon Hydroelectric ProjectDistrict · listed 2017
About itMelton Hill Hydroelectric ProjectDistrict · listed 2017
About itTellico Dam ProjectDistrict · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lenoir City: 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) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.0 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 6.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lenoir City →
Questions about parks and trails in Lenoir City
Where can I hike in Lenoir City?
The longest trail networks: Lenoir City Park, 0.1 miles; Rock Springs Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lenoir City is conserved land?
2% 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 Lenoir City’s trails?
Lenoir City Park and Lenior City Area Recreation Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lenoir City?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lenoir City?
1,675 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lenoir City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lenoir City have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #102 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 Lenoir City 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 →