Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex
Managed by Muhlenberg County Board of Education
61 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Muhlenberg County Courthouse · Photo: Acdixon · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenville
Greenville has 164 acres of parks, 37 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex (0.6 mi). 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Greenville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #21 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
140 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
164 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Greenville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenville is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #21 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (164 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home76% 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 72%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 86%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenville’s 4% is ahead of 83% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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
The longest trail network is Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
140 conserved acres
4% of Greenville’s land. Who manages Greenville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city139 ac
Local Park · 95 acLocal Recreation Area · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg County Park Local Park | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Luzerne Lake City Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| J P Morgan Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Greenville Ballpark Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Greenville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenville
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Greenville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
7Tennis
4Basketball
2Football
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Muhlenberg County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itGeorge Short HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itGreenville Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itMartin HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itNorth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itOld Muhlenberg County JailBuilding · listed 1985
About itRice Tobacco FactoryBuilding · listed 1985
About itSouth Cherry Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itGreenville City HallBuilding · listed 1985
About itJ. A. Gilman HouseBuilding · listed 2020
About itEdward Taylor HouseBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Greenville
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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenville →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenville
Where can I hike in Greenville?
The longest trail networks: Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenville is conserved land?
4% 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 Greenville’s trails?
Ray Jones Family Athletic Complex doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenville?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenville?
19,808 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 164 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenville have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #21 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 Greenville 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 →