Zack Stansbury House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMount Washington has 86 acres of parks, 4.6 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Mount Washington’s land is conserved, about 74 acres. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #122 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mount Washington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Washington is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #122 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mount Washington’s 1% is ahead of 40% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% 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.
Frank Cornell Park & Flying Field
74 conserved acres
1% of Mount Washington’s land. Who manages Mount Washington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Washington City Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| The Parklands of Floyds Fork Local Park | Private owners | 35 | Restricted |
| Future Fund Park Conservation District Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 35 | Closed |
9 places to go in Mount Washington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
2 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.
The walking year in Mount Washington
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
January is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Washington →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Washington
How much of Mount Washington 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 Mount Washington’s trails?
Mount Washington Sports Complex and Mount Washington City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Washington?
10,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Washington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Washington have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Mount Washington 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 →