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Outdoors in Kenton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kenton

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Kenton’s land is conserved, about 4 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
4 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

4% of Kenton’s land. Who manages Kenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kenton Municipal Park
Local Park
Not recorded4Unknown
History along the way

11 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
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AspendaleNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1970
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Cooper HouseBuilding · listed 1973
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SomervilleBuilding · listed 1974
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Clark-Pratt HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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Green Mansion HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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James Williams HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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Kenton Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1983
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W. D. Burrows HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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George Arnold HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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Wright-Carry HouseBuilding · listed 1983
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Kenton Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
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When to get out

The best walking months in Kenton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)434654657483878579685748
Rain (in)3.12.74.03.43.54.34.54.44.13.83.13.8

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kenton →

Questions about parks and trails in Kenton

Is there public land near Kenton?

7,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kenton 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 →