Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.011% of Spring City’s land is conserved: 193 acres
74 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Spring City, 0.4 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spring City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spring City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring City is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. 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 Spring City’s 11% is ahead of 90% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Natures Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Holloway Park
193 conserved acres
11% of Spring City’s land. Who manages Spring City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Not Designated | Tennessee Valley Authority | 193 | Unknown |
11 places to go in Spring City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Spring City: 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 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
October is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 6.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spring City →
Questions about parks and trails in Spring City
Where can I hike in Spring City?
The longest trail networks: Natures Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring City is conserved land?
11% 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 Spring City’s trails?
Natures Park and Holloway Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring City?
3,829 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring City have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Spring City 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 →