Edmonton Memorial Park
Park
50 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: W.marsh · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Edmonton
Edmonton has 88 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Edmonton Memorial Park (1.4 mi). 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Edmonton, 0.8 per square mile of land. 1% of Edmonton’s land is conserved, about 35 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
35 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Edmonton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edmonton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edmonton is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edmonton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home72% 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 67%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Edmonton’s 1% is ahead of 46% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% of them.
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 Edmonton Memorial Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bowling Park
Managed by George K. Bowling Community Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
1% of Edmonton’s land. Who manages Edmonton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city35 ac
Local Park · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton City Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Bowling Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Edmonton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Edmonton
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
10Baseball
8Tennis
6Basketball
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Edmonton: April to June
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) | 46 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
November is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edmonton →
Questions about parks and trails in Edmonton
Where can I hike in Edmonton?
The longest trail networks: Edmonton Memorial Park, 1.4 miles; Bowling Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edmonton 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.
Are dogs allowed on Edmonton’s trails?
Edmonton Memorial Park and Bowling Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Edmonton?
2,222 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edmonton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Edmonton have?
Ahead of 67% 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 Edmonton 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 →