Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Oak Grove
30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns · #131 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak Grove is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns, #131 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 Oak Grove’s under 1% is ahead of 12% 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.
War Memorial Park
Fire Department Park
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Oak Grove’s land. Who manages Oak Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade'S Way Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Oak Grove City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Oak Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 15 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Oak Grove: 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 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
September is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oak Grove →
Oak Grove and its neighbors
Oak Grove has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 30% | D |
| Fort Campbell North | 1% | 0.7 | 4 | 60% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak Grove
How much of Oak Grove is conserved land?
under 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 Oak Grove’s trails?
War Memorial Trail Park and War Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oak Grove?
1,284 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oak Grove have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 Oak Grove 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 →