Grundy Lakes Historic Area
Managed by Fiery Gizzard State Park
165 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Tracy City
Tracy City has 168 acres of parks, 100 for every 1,000 residents
2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Tracy City, 0.6 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
168 ac
100 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Tracy City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tracy City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tracy City is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tracy City’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land100 acres of park per 1,000 residents (168 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13AParks close to home53% 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 56%
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Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Tracy City’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Grundy Lakes Historic Area, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Tracy City’s land. Who manages Tracy City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Local Park · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Goat Trail (Worrell I) Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Unknown |
| Mountain Goat Trail (Worrell II) Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
6 places to go in Tracy City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Tracy City
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Tracy City
1 playground without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Tracy City
Hanes Hole Falls
DirectionsPlus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Tracy City
Grundy Forest CampgroundFee · Fiery Gizzard State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Grundy Forest Day Loop0.9 mi
Fiery Gizzard Trail0.7 mi
CCC Interpretive Loop0.3 mi
Campsite Spur0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Col. A. M. Shook HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itE. L. Hampton HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itFrank White HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itMarugg CompanyBuilding · listed 1987
About itGrundy Lakes Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itTracy City Coke OvensStructure · listed 1987
About itChrist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Tracy City: April to August
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
October is the driest month (4.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 6.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Tracy City →
Next door
Tracy City and its neighbors
Tracy City has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy City | under 1% | 0.6 | 100 | 53% | B |
| Monteagle | 1% | 0.1 | 69 | 49% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tracy City
Where can I hike in Tracy City?
The longest trail networks: Grundy Lakes Historic Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tracy City 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 Tracy City’s trails?
Grundy Lakes Historic Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tracy City?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tracy City?
5,685 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tracy City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 168 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tracy City have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Tracy City 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 →