Shinkle, Amos, Summer Residence · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Crestview Hills
9 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Crestview Hills, 0.1 per square mile of land. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #105 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
How much outdoors does Crestview Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crestview Hills is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #105 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds 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 Crestview Hills’ 1% is ahead of 30% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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
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10 conserved acres
1% of Crestview Hills’ land. Who manages Crestview Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknownpark Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Crestview Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Crestview Hills
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 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Crestview Hills →
Crestview Hills and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Hills | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 70% | C− |
| Edgewood | 2% | 0.2 | 4 | 57% | C |
| Fort Mitchell | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 85% | C |
| Fort Wright | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 99% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crestview Hills
How much of Crestview Hills 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.
Is there public land near Crestview Hills?
10,988 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crestview Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crestview Hills have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Crestview Hills 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 →