J.A. Raybourne Park
Managed by City of Olive Hill
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Olive Hill C & O Depot · Photo: CoryClaxon · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Olive Hill
Olive Hill has 5 acres of parks, 3.3 for every 1,000 residents
54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Olive Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Olive Hill is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Olive Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% 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 land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home54% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Olive Hill’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Olive Hill. 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 D to C−. 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
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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
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Olive Hill’s land. Who manages Olive Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Hill City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Olive Hill C & O DepotBuilding · listed 1992
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Olive Hill: April, June and 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Olive Hill →
Questions about parks and trails in Olive Hill
How much of Olive Hill 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 Olive Hill’s trails?
J.A. Raybourne Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Olive Hill?
11,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olive Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Olive Hill have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Olive Hill 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 →