Photo: FloNight (Sydney Poore) and Russell Poore · CC BY-SA 3.0Georgetown has 13 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Peninsula Park (0.8 mi), Scott County Park (0.5 mi). 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 335 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #37 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Georgetown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Georgetown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Georgetown is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #37 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold 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 Georgetown’s 3% is ahead of 77% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Peninsula Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marshall Park
All 13 parks & preserves
372 conserved acres
3% of Georgetown’s land. Who manages Georgetown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuko-En On The Elkhorn Local Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Scott County School Quest Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Scott County Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Great Crossing Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Marshall Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Peninsula Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Finley Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Suffoletta Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Pavilion Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Ed Davis Learning Center And Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Georgetown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
3 named trails
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.
45 places 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.
33 more on the History page.
August is the best month for walking in Georgetown
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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
November is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Georgetown →
Questions about parks and trails in Georgetown
Where can I hike in Georgetown?
The longest trail networks: Peninsula Park, 0.8 miles; Scott County Park, 0.5 miles; Charles Brooking Park, 0.3 miles; Marshall Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Georgetown 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.
Are dogs allowed on Georgetown’s trails?
Peninsula Park and Scott County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Georgetown?
7,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Georgetown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Georgetown have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Georgetown 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 →