Mount Pleasant Little League Park
Park
19 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Rattle and Snap · Photo: National Park Service photographer · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pleasant
5% of Mount Pleasant’s land is conserved: 421 acres
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pleasant. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 60 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #78 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
421 acres · of 12.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
863 ft
Reservoir Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Pleasant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Pleasant is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #78 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Pleasant’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home44% 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 38%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 56%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Pleasant’s 5% is ahead of 80% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mount Pleasant. 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 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 Mount Pleasant Little League Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
421 conserved acres
5% of Mount Pleasant’s land. Who manages Mount Pleasant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits367 ac
Town or city30 ac
County24 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 367 acLocal Park · 32 acLocal Recreation Area · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 367 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willam Spring Park Local Park | County | 24 | Open |
| Mt Pleasant Little League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Gardenia Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Howard Field Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Mount Pleasant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Pleasant
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Mount Pleasant
Reservoir Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsInstitute Hill673 ft elevation
DirectionsBiking & 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
6Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
St. John's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1970
About itHamilton PlaceBuilding · listed 1973
About itWalnut GroveBuilding · listed 1984
About itBreckenridge Hatter's ShopBuilding · listed 1984
About itWilliam Watkins HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itNorth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itPleasant Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mount Pleasant: April and May
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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Pleasant →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Pleasant
Where can I hike in Mount Pleasant?
The longest trail networks: Mount Pleasant Little League Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Pleasant is conserved land?
5% 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 Pleasant’s trails?
Mount Pleasant Little League Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant?
828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 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 Pleasant 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 →