Collier Preserve
Managed by Knox County
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Powell
Few parks or trails are on the map in Powell
21 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Powell, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #156 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 8.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Powell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Powell is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #156 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Powell’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home24% 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 9%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 12%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Powell’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Powell. 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 still be D. 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 Collier Preserve, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Powell Station Park
Managed by County of Knox
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Powell’s land. Who manages Powell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Station Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Powell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Powell
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Powell
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Powell
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Angora Frog Farm Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
1Softball
1Baseball
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Powell: April to June
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) | 47 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 82 | 71 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Powell →
Next door
Powell and its neighbors
Powell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 24% | D |
| Knoxville | 8% | 0.9 | 15 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Powell
Where can I hike in Powell?
The longest trail networks: Collier Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Powell is conserved land?
under 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 Powell’s trails?
Collier Preserve and Powell Station Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Powell?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Powell?
6,135 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Powell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Powell have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 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 Powell 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 →