Mineral Mound State Park
Park
445 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Old Eddyville Historic District · Photo: Acdixon (talk • contribs • count) · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Eddyville
31% of Eddyville’s land is conserved: 1,395 acres
558 acres are parks and preserves, 192 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Mineral Mound State Park (2.6 mi). 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Eddyville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
31%
1,395 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
558 ac
192 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Eddyville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eddyville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eddyville is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eddyville’s overall grade.
Conserved land31% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land192 acres of park per 1,000 residents (558 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home53% 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 84%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Eddyville’s 31% is ahead of 99% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
Water is 11% of Eddyville’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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 Mineral Mound State Park, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,395 conserved acres
31% of Eddyville’s land. Water is left out: Eddyville has 6.9 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eddyville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers894 ac
State parks431 ac
County66 ac
Town or city9 ac
Recreation Management Area · 894 acState Park · 431 acLocal Park · 75 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 894 | Open |
| Mineral Mound State Park State Park | State parks | 431 | Open |
| Lee S Jones Park Local Park | County | 66 | Open |
| Eddyville City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Eddyville City Park 2 Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Eddyville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Eddyville
Wave Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Eddyville
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Eddyville
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
7Soccer
5Baseball
4Basketball
4Tennis
1Beach volleyball
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).
Old Eddyville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1981
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Eddyville
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) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eddyville →
Next door
Eddyville and its neighbors
Eddyville has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddyville | 31% | 0.4 | 192 | 53% | A− |
| Kuttawa | — 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 Eddyville
Where can I hike in Eddyville?
The longest trail networks: Mineral Mound State Park, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eddyville is conserved land?
31% 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 Eddyville’s trails?
Mineral Mound State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eddyville?
7,538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eddyville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 910 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eddyville have?
Ahead of 84% 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 Eddyville 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 →