Lions Park
Managed by Town of White Pine
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in White Pine
White Pine has 15 acres of parks, 5.8 for every 1,000 residents
68% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross White Pine, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #85 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
14 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does White Pine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Pine is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #85 of 177 in Tennessee. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of White Pine’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TN town 1% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · TN 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · TN 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home68% of residents within a half mile of a park · TN 42% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Tennessee towns of 2,500+ (177)Ahead of 52%
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so White Pine’s 1% is ahead of 32% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in White Pine. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
1% of White Pine’s land. Who manages White Pine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
Local Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidz Country Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Unknown Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in White Pine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in White Pine
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lawson D. Franklin HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in White Pine: 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) | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
October is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in White Pine →
Questions about parks and trails in White Pine
How much of White Pine 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.
Are dogs allowed on White Pine’s trails?
Lions Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near White Pine?
2,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Pine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does White Pine have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 White Pine 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 →