Kenai Municipal Park
Managed by City of Kenai
31 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary · Photo: Burntorange72 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kenai
27% of Kenai’s land is conserved: 5,046 acres
The biggest trail networks: Kenai Municipal Park (0.5 mi). 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Kenai, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #31 of 41 in Alaska. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
5,046 acres · of 29.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
71 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.1 mi
8.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Kenai?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kenai have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kenai is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #31 of 41 in Alaska. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kenai’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical AK town 15% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · AK 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (71 acres) · AK 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · AK 36% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Alaska towns of 2,500+ (41)Ahead of 25%
Alaska towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Kenai’s 27% is ahead of 60% of Alaska towns, while its trails per square mile lead 12% of them.
Water is 19% of Kenai’s area (7 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 22%.
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 Kenai Municipal Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Leif Hansen Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Kenai Municipal Park31 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Kenai
DirectionsSoftball Greenstrip12 acres
DirectionsKenai River Flats3 acres
DirectionsLeif Hansen Memorial Park3 acres
Wildflower Garden2 acres
Scenic Bluff Overlook1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
5,046 conserved acres
27% of Kenai’s land. Water is left out: Kenai has 29.1 square miles of land and 6.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kenai’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources3,149 ac
Other state land1,712 ac
Bureau of Land Management566 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land52 ac
Town or city36 ac
State Other or Unknown · 4,862 acNational Public Lands · 465 acConservation Easement · 102 acRecreation or Education Easement · 52 acLocal Park · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 154 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Patented State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 1,894 | Unknown |
| State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 1,712 | Unknown |
| Kenai River Special Management Area State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 632 | Unknown |
| State Tentatively Approved (tad) State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 623 | Unknown |
| Anchorage Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 465 | Open |
| Kenai Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Beaver Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Kenai Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Leif Hansen Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Fourth Ave Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Kenai
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Kenai
City of Kenai Boat LaunchFee
DirectionsEagle Rock Boat Launch
DirectionsThe Pillars Boat LaunchFee
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Kenai
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Kenai
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Kenai Beach Trail1.4 mi
Meeks Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
8.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tracks
1Basketball
1Football
1Multi-sport
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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Church of the Assumption of the Virgin MaryNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1970
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kenai: June and July
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) | 6.5 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
April is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 63 °F). 3.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Kenai →
Next door
Kenai and its neighbors
Kenai has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai | 27% | 0.1 | 9 | 36% | B− |
| Kalifornsky | 11% | 0.3 | 64 | 14% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kenai
Where can I hike in Kenai?
The longest trail networks: Kenai Municipal Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kenai is conserved land?
27% of its land, against a typical 15% for an Alaska town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Kenai’s trails?
Kenai Municipal Park and Softball Greenstrip don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kenai?
8.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kenai?
2,211 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenai or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 551 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kenai have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #31 of 41 in Alaska. 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 Kenai 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 →