Mascot Park
Managed by Knox County
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mascot
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mascot
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mascot, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #124 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mascot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mascot is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #124 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 Mascot’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 23%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 30%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mascot’s under 1% is ahead of 14% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mascot. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to 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 Mascot Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Mascot’s land. Who manages Mascot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mascot Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Mascot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mascot
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
ChesterfieldBuilding · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mascot: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
October is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mascot →
Questions about parks and trails in Mascot
Where can I hike in Mascot?
The longest trail networks: Mascot Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mascot is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Mascot’s trails?
Mascot Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mascot?
2,510 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mascot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mascot have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Mascot 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 →