Creekfront Park
Park
9 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jamie · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hodgenville
Hodgenville has 56 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hodgenville, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Creekfront Park (0.7 mi). 4% of Hodgenville’s land is conserved, about 55 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #26 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
55 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hodgenville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hodgenville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hodgenville is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #26 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hodgenville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home64% 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 66%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 82%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hodgenville’s 4% is ahead of 79% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Creekfront Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
6 acres
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
4% of Hodgenville’s land. Who manages Hodgenville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city67 ac
National Park Service7 ac
Local Park · 67 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larue County Parks & Rec Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Hodgenville City Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 7 | Restricted |
| Creek Front Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Hodgenville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hodgenville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
6Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 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.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic SiteBuilding · listed 1966
About itHodgenville Christian ChurchBuilding · listed 1977
About itHodgenville Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itDavid H. Smith HouseBuilding · listed 1991
About itHodgenville Women's ClubBuilding · listed 1991
About itLarue County JailBuilding · listed 1991
About itLincoln, Abraham, StatueObject · listed 1991
About itNancy Lincoln InnBuilding · listed 1991
About itSaunders-Boyd HouseBuilding · listed 1991
About itWilliam Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1991
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Hodgenville
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hodgenville →
Questions about parks and trails in Hodgenville
Where can I hike in Hodgenville?
The longest trail networks: Creekfront Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hodgenville 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 Hodgenville’s trails?
Creekfront Park and Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hodgenville?
4,897 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hodgenville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hodgenville have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Hodgenville 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 →