Mulberry Park
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Snickersnack30 · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in McKenzie
7% of McKenzie’s land is conserved: 296 acres
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross McKenzie, 0.2 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 83 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #29 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
296 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is McKenzie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does McKenzie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McKenzie is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #29 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of McKenzie’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 84%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so McKenzie’s 7% is ahead of 85% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
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 Mulberry Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
296 conserved acres
7% of McKenzie’s land. Who manages McKenzie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits434 ac
Town or city78 ac
Agricultural Easement · 434 acLocal Park · 78 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 218 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mckenzie City Park Local Park | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Mulberry Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in McKenzie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in McKenzie
Gaines Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in McKenzie
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
10Tennis
5Baseball
4Softball
4Soccer
3Basketball
3Football
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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
June is the best month for walking in McKenzie
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 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McKenzie →
Questions about parks and trails in McKenzie
Where can I hike in McKenzie?
The longest trail networks: Mulberry Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McKenzie 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 McKenzie’s trails?
Mulberry Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McKenzie?
229 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McKenzie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does McKenzie have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 McKenzie 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 →