Chandler Stone Wall · Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Juliet has 162 acres of parks, 3.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Juliet, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Mount Juliet’s land is conserved, about 463 acres.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #119 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mount Juliet have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Juliet is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #119 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Juliet’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Charlie Daniels Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Robinson Family Park
Willoughby Station Amenity Area
All 7 parks & preserves
463 conserved acres
3% of Mount Juliet’s land. Who manages Mount Juliet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Hickory Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 318 | Open |
| Charlie Daniels Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Mt Juilet City Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Mt. Juliet Little League Park Local Park | Private owners | 34 | Open |
| Robinson Park (Coming In 2015) Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Mt Juliet Soccor Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jones Family Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| South Mount Juliet Bark Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
17 places to go in Mount Juliet
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mount Juliet: 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) | 9.9 | 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 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Juliet →
Mount Juliet and its neighbors
Mount Juliet has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Juliet
Where can I hike in Mount Juliet?
The longest trail networks: Charlie Daniels Park, 0.4 miles; Robinson Family Park, 0.3 miles; Willoughby Station Amenity Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Juliet is conserved land?
3% 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 Mount Juliet’s trails?
Charlie Daniels Park and Robinson Family Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Juliet?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of painted or protected lanes and 8.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mount Juliet?
22,948 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Juliet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 288 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Juliet have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Mount Juliet neighbors.
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 →