C L Edwards Memorial Park
Park
26 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in New Johnsonville
8% of New Johnsonville’s land is conserved: 250 acres
32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross New Johnsonville, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
250 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Johnsonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Johnsonville is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Johnsonville’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13BParks close to home32% 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 51%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so New Johnsonville’s 8% is ahead of 85% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% of them.
Water is 25% of New Johnsonville’s area (2 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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
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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 C L Edwards Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
250 conserved acres
8% of New Johnsonville’s land. Water is left out: New Johnsonville has 5.1 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages New Johnsonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Tennessee Valley Authority242 ac
Other state land8 ac
Not Designated · 242 acState Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Reservoir Not Designated | Tennessee Valley Authority | 242 | Unknown |
| Johnsonville State Park | Other state land | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in New Johnsonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Johnsonville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in New Johnsonville
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
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
3Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in New Johnsonville
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) | 49 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Johnsonville →
Questions about parks and trails in New Johnsonville
Where can I hike in New Johnsonville?
The longest trail networks: C L Edwards Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Johnsonville is conserved land?
8% 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 New Johnsonville’s trails?
C L Edwards Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Johnsonville?
4,643 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Johnsonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Johnsonville have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 New Johnsonville 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 →