Milan Exercise and Running Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: RageBanken · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Milan
Milan has 141 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Milan, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #117 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
141 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Milan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milan is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #117 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Milan’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (141 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home2% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 34%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Milan’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Milan. 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 Milan Exercise and Running Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
12 places to go in Milan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Milan
Milan Public Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Milan
Spirits Playground
DirectionsSpirits Playground
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Milan
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Milan
Milan City Park
DirectionsMilan Park RV and Camp Site
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
4Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
1Volleyball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Milan
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) | 48 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milan →
Questions about parks and trails in Milan
Where can I hike in Milan?
The longest trail networks: Milan Exercise and Running Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Milan 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 Milan’s trails?
Milan Exercise and Running Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Milan?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Milan?
983 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 141 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Milan have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #117 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 Milan 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 →