Lions Club Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Mayfield
Mayfield has 112 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Mayfield’s land is conserved, about 108 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #82 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
108 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
112 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mayfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mayfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mayfield is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #82 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mayfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (112 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home74% 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 32%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 43%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mayfield’s 2% is ahead of 66% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mayfield. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
108 conserved acres
2% of Mayfield’s land. Who manages Mayfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County98 ac
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 108 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield-Graves County Park Local Park | County | 37 | Open |
| Graves County War Memorial Fairgrounds Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
| City-County Park Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Dunbar Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mayfield Neighborhood Park/Eddie Williams Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Mayfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mayfield
5 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
23Tennis
11Softball
5Tracks
3Football
3Soccer
3Baseball
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Wooldridge MonumentsSite · listed 1980
About itU.S. Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1982
About itMayfield Downtown Commercial DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itConfederate Memorial Gates in MayfieldObject · listed 1997
About itConfederate Memorial in MayfieldObject · listed 1997
About itMayfield Electric and Water SystemsBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Mayfield
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 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
August is the driest month (3.0 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 Mayfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Mayfield
How much of Mayfield 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 Mayfield’s trails?
Lions Club Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mayfield?
2,182 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mayfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mayfield have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Mayfield 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 →