Fort Mitchell Heights Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Fort Wright
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Wright, 0.4 per square mile of land. 56 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Fort Wright’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #32 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Wright?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fort Wright have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Wright is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #32 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Wright’s 3% is ahead of 70% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% 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
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54 conserved acres
3% of Fort Wright’s land. Who manages Fort Wright’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wright Nature Center Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 20 | Open |
5 places to go in Fort Wright
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 walking year in Fort Wright
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Wright →
Fort Wright and its neighbors
Fort Wright has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 Wright | 3% | 0.4 | 10 | 99% | B |
| Covington | 10% | 1.5 | 22 | 93% | A |
| Fort Mitchell | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 85% | C |
| Edgewood | 2% | 0.2 | 4 | 57% | C |
| Park Hills | 6% | 0.8 | 9 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Wright
How much of Fort Wright is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Fort Wright?
13,879 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Wright or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fort Wright have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 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 Wright 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 →