Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater
Park
31 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Beaver Dam
Beaver Dam has 41 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater (1.1 mi). 2% of Beaver Dam’s land is conserved, about 37 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Beaver Dam, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #52 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
37 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beaver Dam have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beaver Dam is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #52 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Beaver Dam’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 45%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 64%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Beaver Dam’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
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
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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 Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
2% of Beaver Dam’s land. Who manages Beaver Dam’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Local Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam City Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Oldham Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Beaver Dam
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Beaver Dam
2 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
7Baseball
5Tennis
4Basketball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Beaver Dam
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Beaver Dam →
Questions about parks and trails in Beaver Dam
Where can I hike in Beaver Dam?
The longest trail networks: Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Beaver Dam is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kentucky town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Beaver Dam’s trails?
Beaver Dam Park & Amphitheater and Oldham Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Beaver Dam?
17,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beaver Dam or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Beaver Dam have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 of 142 in Kentucky. 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 Beaver Dam 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 →