Flatwoods Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Campaigner444 · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Flatwoods
Flatwoods has 4 acres of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Flatwoods, 0.1 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #119 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flatwoods have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flatwoods is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #119 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flatwoods’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home57% 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 16%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 16%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Flatwoods’ under 1% is ahead of 11% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Flatwoods. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Flatwoods’ land. Who manages Flatwoods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Flatwoods City Pool Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Flatwoods
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Flatwoods
Flatwoods City Pool
DirectionsTranquilan Pool
DirectionsBiking & 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
8Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Flatwoods: 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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Flatwoods →
Next door
Flatwoods and its neighbors
Flatwoods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 57% | C− |
| Raceland | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 37% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flatwoods
How much of Flatwoods 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 Flatwoods’ trails?
Flatwoods Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Flatwoods?
32,209 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flatwoods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Flatwoods have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Flatwoods 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 →