Preservation Park
Park
251 acres6.8 mi of trail
Thompson's Station Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Homestead Manor · Photo: rossograph · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Thompson's Station
Thompson's Station has 392 acres of parks, 47 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Preservation Park (6.8 mi), Heritage Park (1.8 mi), Sarah Benson Park (0.5 mi). 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Thompson's Station’s land is conserved, about 259 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #54 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
259 acres · of 23.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
392 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Thompson's Station?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thompson's Station have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thompson's Station is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #54 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thompson's Station’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (392 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home15% 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 45%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 70%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Thompson's Station’s 2% is ahead of 54% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Preservation Park, with 6.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heritage Park
Park
107 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sarah Benson Park
Park
21 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
259 conserved acres
2% of Thompson's Station’s land. Who manages Thompson's Station’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits320 ac
Town or city134 ac
County53 ac
Agricultural Easement · 206 acLocal Park · 187 acUnknown Easement · 68 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 72 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preservation Park Local Park | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Herritage Park Local Park | County | 53 | Open |
| Thompson Station Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Soccer Fields Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Nutro Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Thompson's Station
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thompson's Station
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Thompson's Station
Nutro Dog ParkIn Preservation Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Thompson's Station Greenway0.2 mi
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Soccer
6Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Thompson's Station: 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 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Thompson's Station →
Next door
Thompson's Station and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson's Station | 2% | 0.4 | 47 | 15% | B− |
| Spring Hill | 1% | 0.4 | 3 | 42% | C |
| Franklin | 4% | 0.8 | 12 | 67% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thompson's Station
Where can I hike in Thompson's Station?
The longest trail networks: Preservation Park, 6.8 miles; Heritage Park, 1.8 miles; Sarah Benson Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Thompson's Station is conserved land?
2% 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 Thompson's Station’s trails?
Preservation Park and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Thompson's Station?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Thompson's Station?
2,510 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thompson's Station or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 392 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thompson's Station have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #54 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 Thompson's Station 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 →