Louisville Point Park
Managed by Town of Louisville
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Louisville
13% of Louisville’s land is conserved: 1,247 acres
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Louisville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #51 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,247 acres · of 14.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,102 ft
Rocky Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Louisville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Louisville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Louisville is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #51 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Louisville’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home15% 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 46%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 72%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Louisville’s 13% is ahead of 92% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% of them.
Water is 13% of Louisville’s area (2 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Poland Creek Recreation Area
Managed by Tennessee Valley Authority
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,247 conserved acres
13% of Louisville’s land. Water is left out: Louisville has 14.9 square miles of land and 2.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Louisville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority1,208 ac
Town or city35 ac
Private owners17 ac
Not Designated · 1,208 acLocal Park · 52 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 | 1,208 | Unknown |
| Poland Creek Recreation Area Local Park | Private owners | 17 | Open |
| Louisville Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Beal Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Louisville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Louisville
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Louisville
Rocky Hill1,102 ft elevation
DirectionsMountain Hill1,089 ft elevation
DirectionsLogan Hill1,073 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
2Tennis
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Louisville: 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 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Louisville →
Next door
Louisville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Louisville
How much of Louisville is conserved land?
13% 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 Louisville’s trails?
Louisville Point Park and Poland Creek Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Louisville?
4,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Louisville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Louisville have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 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 Louisville 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 →