Evans Block · Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Smithville
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Smithville, 0.2 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #127 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Smithville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithville is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #127 of 177 in Tennessee. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Smithville’s 1% is ahead of 22% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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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18 conserved acres
1% of Smithville’s land. Who manages Smithville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Joe L Evins Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in Smithville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Smithville: 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 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Smithville →
Questions about parks and trails in Smithville
How much of Smithville 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.
Is there public land near Smithville?
16,663 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Smithville have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #127 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 Smithville 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 →