Fulton City Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fulton
Fulton has 39 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Fulton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Fulton’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
37 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fulton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fulton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fulton is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fulton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home86% 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 49%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fulton’s 2% is ahead of 63% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pontotoc Park
Managed by City of Fulton
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
2% of Fulton’s land. Who manages Fulton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city37 ac
Local Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton City Park/Browder Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Benny Gordon Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Terry Norman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pontotoc Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Riceville Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Fulton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fulton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
3Baseball
3Softball
2Football
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Jesse Whitesell HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itBen F. Carr Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itConfederate Memorial in FultonObject · listed 1997
About itCarr Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2001
About itFulton Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003
About itJesse Whitesell FarmDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Fulton
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 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fulton →
Questions about parks and trails in Fulton
Where can I hike in Fulton?
The longest trail networks: Pontotoc Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fulton is conserved land?
2% 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 Fulton’s trails?
Fulton City Park and Bennie Gordon Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fulton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fulton?
1,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fulton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fulton have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Fulton 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 →