Millennium Park
Park
126 acres5.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Danville
Danville has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Millennium Park (5.3 mi), Henry Jackson Park (1.1 mi). 2% of Danville’s land is conserved, about 210 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #47 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
210 acres · of 18.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
229 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.0 mi
8.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Danville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Danville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Danville is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #47 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Danville’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (229 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 67%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Danville’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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 Millennium Park, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
Millennium Park126 acres · 5.3 mi of trail
Henry Jackson Park35 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsConstitution Square3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMichael E. Smith Park8 acres
DirectionsHenson Park6 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
210 conserved acres
2% of Danville’s land. Who manages Danville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County179 ac
Town or city31 ac
Local Park · 207 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Park Local Park | County | 128 | Open |
| Jackson Park Local Park | County | 33 | Open |
| Boyle County Fair Grounds Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Batewood Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Cowan Street Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Constitution Square Historic Site Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Danville-Boyle County Parks & Rec Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Danville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Danville
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
8.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
19Tennis
15Baseball
11Soccer
6Football
5Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →53 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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Jacobs Hall, Kentucky School for the DeafNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966
About itOld Centre, Centre CollegeBuilding · listed 1972
About itMcClure-Barbee HouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itBoyle County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1973
About itTodd-Montgomery HousesDistrict · listed 1976
About itConstitution Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1976
About itWavelandBuilding · listed 1976
About itThree Gothic VillasDistrict · listed 1977
About itTrinity Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1977
About itCambus-Kenneth EstateBuilding · listed 1977
About itSpring Hill (Thomas Lillard House)Building · listed 1983
About it41 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Danville: April, 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Danville →
Questions about parks and trails in Danville
Where can I hike in Danville?
The longest trail networks: Millennium Park, 5.3 miles; Henry Jackson Park, 1.1 miles; Constitution Square, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Danville 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 Danville’s trails?
Millennium Park and Henry Jackson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Danville?
8.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Danville?
3,786 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Danville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 229 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Danville have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 Danville 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 →