US Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, Kentucky · Photo: Work permit Original author=Cliff · CC BY-SA 4.0Fort Knox has 28 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Armor Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 19 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #100 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Knox?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fort Knox have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Knox is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #100 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Knox’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Armor Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
29 places to go in Fort Knox
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
June is the best month for walking in Fort Knox
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 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Knox →
Fort Knox and its neighbors
Fort Knox 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Knox | under 1% | 1.4 | 2 | 26% | C− |
| Radcliff | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 35% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Knox
Where can I hike in Fort Knox?
The longest trail networks: Armor Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fort Knox 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 Fort Knox’s trails?
Armor Memorial Park and Eastman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fort Knox?
5,860 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Knox or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Knox have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 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 Fort Knox neighbors.
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 →