Wear Farm City Park
Park
32 acres0.9 mi of trail
Wear Farm City Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: NealVickers · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge has 9.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Wear Farm City Park (0.9 mi). 138 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Pigeon Forge’s land is conserved, about 133 acres.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #36 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
133 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
138 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.8 mi
3.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pigeon Forge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pigeon Forge is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #36 of 177 in Tennessee. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pigeon Forge’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (138 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home46% 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 53%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 80%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Pigeon Forge’s 1% is ahead of 50% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of 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 Wear Farm City Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
133 conserved acres
1% of Pigeon Forge’s land. Who manages Pigeon Forge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city133 ac
Local Park · 131 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 120 | Open |
| Patriot Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Community Center Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
29 places to go in Pigeon Forge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Pigeon Forge
Little Creek Falls
DirectionsMountain Waves
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Pigeon Forge
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Pigeon Forge
Alpine Hideaway Campground
DirectionsBrookside RV Resort
DirectionsClabough's Campground
DirectionsCreekside RV Park
DirectionsKing's Holly Haven RV Park
DirectionsPigeon Forge Jellystone Park
DirectionsPigeon Forge RV Resort
DirectionsRiver Bend Campground
Directions3 more campgrounds
Riverbend CampgroundHours: Mon–Sun 8 am – 8 pm
DirectionsUp the Creek RV Camp
DirectionsWaldens Creek RV and Campground
DirectionsPlus 2 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Wear Farm City Park Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
14Baseball
7Basketball
7Tennis
3Golf
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Pigeon Forge MillBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Pigeon Forge: 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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
September is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pigeon Forge →
Next door
Pigeon Forge and its neighbors
Pigeon Forge has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Forge | 1% | 0.7 | 22 | 46% | B− |
| Sevierville | under 1% | 0.5 | 6 | 24% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pigeon Forge
Where can I hike in Pigeon Forge?
The longest trail networks: Wear Farm City Park, 0.9 miles; Patriot Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pigeon Forge 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 Pigeon Forge’s trails?
Wear Farm City Park and Patriot Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pigeon Forge?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pigeon Forge?
69,621 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pigeon Forge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 138 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pigeon Forge have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Pigeon Forge 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 →