Maysville–Mason County Recreation Park
Park
67 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Maysville
Maysville has 161 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Maysville’s land is conserved, about 147 acres. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Maysville, 0.4 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #48 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
147 acres · of 19.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
161 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Maysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Maysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maysville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #48 of 142 in Kentucky. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Maysville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (161 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13BParks close to home62% 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 49%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 67%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Maysville’s 1% is ahead of 43% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
Water is 11% of Maysville’s area (2 of 21 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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.
Limestone Landing Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Armed Services Memoral Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Limestone Landing Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Armed Services Memoral Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRotary Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMaysville–Mason County Recreation Park67 acres
DirectionsWald Park8 acres
DirectionsSimon Kenton Wildlife Management Area2 acres
January Park1 acres
Who protects it
147 conserved acres
1% of Maysville’s land. Water is left out: Maysville has 19.0 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Maysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city90 ac
County48 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Local Park · 157 acState Conservation Area · 2 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville Mason County Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Claude Cummings Tract Local Park | County | 33 | Open |
| Maysville River Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Cummins Nature Preserve Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Wald Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Beechwood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
| Limestone Landing Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| January Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Maysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Maysville
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Maysville
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Old U.S. 68 Loop 20.3 mi
Buffalo Trace0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
7Tennis
6Basketball
4Pickleball
4Football
3Soccer
2Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →22 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Washington Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1970
About itOld Library BuildingBuilding · listed 1974
About itWest Fourth Street DistrictDistrict · listed 1974
About itCourthouse Square and Mechanics' Row Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1975
About itWashington Opera HouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itNewdigate-Reed HouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itLee HouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itCox-Hord HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itPhillips' FollyBuilding · listed 1978
About itWoodlawnBuilding · listed 1978
About itMaysville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itMaysville-Aberdeen BridgeStructure · listed 1983
About it10 more on the History page.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Maysville
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Maysville →
Next door
Maysville and its neighbors
Maysville has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville | 1% | 0.4 | 18 | 62% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Maysville
Where can I hike in Maysville?
The longest trail networks: Limestone Landing Park, 0.1 miles; Armed Services Memoral Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Maysville is conserved land?
1% 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 Maysville’s trails?
Maysville–Mason County Recreation Park and Wald Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Maysville?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Maysville?
2,380 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Maysville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Maysville 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 →