8% of Rural Hill’s land is conserved: 203 acres
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Rural Hill, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rural Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rural Hill is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Rural Hill’s 8% is ahead of 86% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 84% 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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203 conserved acres
8% of Rural Hill’s land. Who manages Rural Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Percy Priest Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 195 | Open |
| Percy Priest Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 160 | Restricted |
| Couchville Cedar Glade Designated State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 4 | Restricted |
The best walking months in Rural Hill: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rural Hill →
Rural Hill and its neighbors
Rural Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Hill | 8% | 0.6 | under 1 | 3% | C |
| Nashville | 11% | 0.4 | 24 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rural Hill
How much of Rural Hill 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.
Is there public land near Rural Hill?
18,570 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rural Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rural Hill have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Rural Hill 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 →