Miller House · Photo: Dakotanikon · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Piperton
10% of Piperton’s land is conserved, about 1,670 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Piperton.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #147 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Piperton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Piperton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Piperton is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #147 of 177 in Tennessee. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Piperton’s 10% is ahead of 88% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% 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
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1,670 conserved acres
10% of Piperton’s land. Who manages Piperton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River Wildlife Management Area Unit 2 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,670 | Restricted |
3 lakes & rivers
3.7 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Piperton
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.8 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Piperton →
Piperton and its neighbors
Piperton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piperton | 10% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Collierville | 4% | 0.5 | 23 | 84% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Piperton
How much of Piperton is conserved land?
10% 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.
Where can I bike in Piperton?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Piperton?
3,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piperton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Piperton have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #147 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 Piperton 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 →