Maples Park
Park
23 acres0.4 mi of trail
Maples Park Path (Unpaved
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Harrods Creek Baptist Church and Rev. William Kellar House · Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Crestwood
Few parks or trails are on the map in Crestwood
26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Crestwood, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #121 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Crestwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crestwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crestwood is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #121 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crestwood’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home36% 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 15%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 15%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Crestwood’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Crestwood. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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 Maples Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Crestwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crestwood
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Maples Park Path (Unpaved0.4 mi
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Crestwood
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crestwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Crestwood
Where can I hike in Crestwood?
The longest trail networks: Maples Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crestwood is conserved land?
under 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 Crestwood’s trails?
Maples Park and Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Crestwood?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Crestwood?
9,179 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crestwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Crestwood have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 Crestwood 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 →