1
Regional Park
Park
160 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Athens
Athens, TN parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Athens is conserved land, roughly 250 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Regional Park (4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Athens, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Athens outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
250 of 9,917 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Heritage Park
Managed by City of Athens Parks and Recreation
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
McMinn Field
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Athens
Over-Niter RV ParkFee
Who protects the land
250 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis21
- Baseball12
- Soccer9
- Football2
- Basketball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Athens
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 165 acLocal Park 85 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Regional ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 149 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Prof ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Denso Eco ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| McMinn FieldLocal Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Ingleside Recreation ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Fisher FieldLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jl Cook Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cedar Grove CemeteryCemetery
Hammond CemeteryCemetery
Sullins CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Athens's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.