Eiffel Tower Park
Park
50 acres0.5 mi of trail
Eiffel Tower Park
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Public domain · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Paris
Paris has 113 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Eiffel Tower Park (0.5 mi). 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Paris, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #82 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
83 acres · of 12.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
113 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Paris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Paris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Paris is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #82 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Paris’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (113 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home54% 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 36%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 54%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Paris’ 1% is ahead of 38% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of 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 Eiffel Tower Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ogburn Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
83 conserved acres
1% of Paris’ land. Who manages Paris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city83 ac
Local Park · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eiffel Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Mcneill Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Washington Courts Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ogburn Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Atkins Porter Recreation Center Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Paris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Paris
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Eiffel Tower Park0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
9Baseball
8Pickleball
7Tennis
2Football
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Porter HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itGrove, E. W. Henry County High SchoolBuilding · listed 1980
About itLee, Robert E., SchoolBuilding · listed 1988
About itParis Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itWest Paris Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itCharles M. White HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itE. K. Jernigan HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itJudge John C. Sweeney HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itNorth Poplar Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itThomas P. Jernigan HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itQuinn Chapel A.M.E. ChurchBuilding · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Paris
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) | 47 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paris →
Questions about parks and trails in Paris
Where can I hike in Paris?
The longest trail networks: Eiffel Tower Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Paris is conserved land?
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 Paris’ trails?
Eiffel Tower Park and Ogburn Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Paris?
310 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Paris have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Paris 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 →