Madisonville City Park
Park
98 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Madisonville Armory · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Madisonville
Madisonville has 808 acres of parks, 41 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Madisonville City Park (1.2 mi), Dr. Festus Clayborn Park (0.7 mi). 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Madisonville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #40 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
346 acres · of 18.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
808 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
11 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Madisonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Madisonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Madisonville is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #40 of 142 in Kentucky. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Madisonville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (808 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home48% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 72%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Madisonville’s 3% is ahead of 74% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% 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 Madisonville City Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dr. Festus Clayborn Park
Managed by City of Madisonville
14 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mahr Park
Managed by City of Madisonville
242 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Grapevine Lake Recreational Park
Managed by City of Madisonville
187 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Madisonville City Park98 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsDr. Festus Clayborn Park14 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Madisonville
DirectionsMahr Park242 acres · City of Madisonville
DirectionsGrapevine Lake Recreational Park187 acres · City of Madisonville
DirectionsCherry Park2 acres · City of Madisonville
DirectionsWho protects it
346 conserved acres
3% of Madisonville’s land. Who manages Madisonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city282 ac
County64 ac
Local Park · 346 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville City Park Local Park | Town or city | 266 | Open |
| Youth Athletic Association Sports Complex Local Park | County | 64 | Open |
| Dr Festus Claybon Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Cherry Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Madisonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Madisonville
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Madisonville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Madisonville
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Cross Country Path1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
9Baseball
8Pickleball
5Soccer
5Basketball
2Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Chittenden P. Lyon Jr. HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itMunn's SchoolBuilding · listed 1983
About itDr. Thomas Gardiner HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itJohn Harvey HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itL. D. Hockersmith HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itMadisonville Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1988
About itTurner Ruby HouseBuilding · listed 1988
About itMadisonville Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itNorth Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1988
About itUS Post Office-MadisonvilleBuilding · listed 1989
About itMadisonville ArmoryBuilding · listed 2002
About itMadisonville Tuberculosis HospitalBuilding · listed 2016
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Madisonville: April and June
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 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Madisonville →
Next door
Madisonville and its neighbors
Madisonville has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville | 3% | 0.4 | 41 | 48% | B |
| Earlington | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 32% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Madisonville
Where can I hike in Madisonville?
The longest trail networks: Madisonville City Park, 1.2 miles; Dr. Festus Clayborn Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Madisonville 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 Madisonville’s trails?
Madisonville City Park and Dr. Festus Clayborn Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Madisonville?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Madisonville?
16,586 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madisonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 808 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Madisonville have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #40 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 Madisonville 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 →