Kingdom Come State Park
Park
386 acres3.7 mi of trail
Nature Haven TrailLake TrailRaven's Rock TrailPowerline Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cumberland
Cumberland has 409 acres of parks, 201 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Cumberland’s land is conserved, about 395 acres. 4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cumberland, 1.5 per square mile of land. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
395 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
409 ac
201 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cumberland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cumberland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cumberland is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cumberland’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land201 acres of park per 1,000 residents (409 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cumberland’s 20% is ahead of 99% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. 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 Kingdom Come State Park, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
395 conserved acres
20% of Cumberland’s land. Who manages Cumberland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks393 ac
Joint3 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Park · 393 acState Conservation Area · 3 acPrivate Conservation · 1 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom Come State Park State Park | State parks | 393 | Open |
| Kingdom Come State Park State Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Joint | 3 | Open |
| Hurricane Gap Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
| Cumberland/Secc Tennis Courts Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Cumberland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cumberland
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Cumberland
Indian Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Nature Haven Trail0.7 mi
Lake Trail0.5 mi
Raven's Rock Trail0.4 mi
Powerline Trail0.4 mi
Ivy Trail0.4 mi
Log Rock Trail0.3 mi
Laurel Trail0.3 mi
Pine Trail0.2 mi
Possum Trail0.2 mi
Turkey Trail0.2 mi
1 more trails
Groundhog Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cumberland Central Business DistrictDistrict · listed 1996
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Cumberland: April to June and August
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Cumberland →
Questions about parks and trails in Cumberland
Where can I hike in Cumberland?
The longest trail networks: Kingdom Come State Park, 3.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cumberland is conserved land?
20% 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 Cumberland’s trails?
Kingdom Come State Park and Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cumberland?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cumberland?
9,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cumberland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 409 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cumberland have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Cumberland 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 →