Crescent Springs has 13 acres of parks, 2.8 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Crescent Springs, 0.5 per square mile of land. 1% of Crescent Springs’ land is conserved, about 12 acres. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #67 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
How much outdoors does Crescent Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crescent Springs is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #67 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Crescent Springs’ 1% is ahead of 41% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
12 conserved acres
1% of Crescent Springs’ land. Who manages Crescent Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Springs Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 places to go in Crescent Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Crescent Springs
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Crescent Springs →
Crescent Springs and its neighbors
Crescent Springs has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Springs | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 74% | C+ |
| Erlanger | 2% | 0.3 | 4 | 89% | C+ |
| Villa Hills | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 57% | C |
| Fort Mitchell | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 85% | C |
| Bromley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crescent Springs
Where can I hike in Crescent Springs?
The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crescent Springs is conserved land?
1% 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 Crescent Springs’ trails?
City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crescent Springs?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crescent Springs?
12,482 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crescent Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crescent Springs have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #67 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 Crescent Springs neighbors.
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 →