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C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Medina

Few parks or trails are on the map in Medina

The biggest trail networks: Lion's Park (0.5 mi). 13 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #131 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it

Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Medina have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Medina is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #131 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 Medina’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 land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home48% 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 20%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 26%

Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Medina’s under 1% is ahead of 22% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% of them.

NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Medina. 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.

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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 Lion's Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lion's Park

Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

12 conserved acres

under 1% of Medina’s land. Who manages Medina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city10 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lion'S Park
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Unknown Park
Local Park
Land trusts & nonprofits2Open
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
2Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Medina City HallBuilding · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Medina

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.114.014.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)485362727987898983736051
Rain (in)4.24.85.65.45.64.64.33.83.83.64.75.2

October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Medina →

Questions about parks and trails in Medina

Where can I hike in Medina?

The longest trail networks: Lion's Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Medina 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 Medina’s trails?

Lion's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Medina?

1,452 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Medina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Medina have?

Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 Medina neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →