Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Monticello
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Monticello. 1% of Monticello’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #113 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Monticello?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monticello is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #113 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Monticello’s 1% is ahead of 38% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
44 conserved acres
1% of Monticello’s land. Who manages Monticello’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Joint | 33 | Open |
| Lake Cumberland Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 9 | Open |
| Cumberland Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Monticello
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 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.
The best walking months in Monticello: April to August
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 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.1 |
October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Monticello →
Questions about parks and trails in Monticello
How much of Monticello 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 Monticello’s trails?
Monticello Wayne County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monticello?
26,809 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monticello or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monticello have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Monticello neighbors.
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 →