Owen County Park
Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Owenton
Few parks or trails are on the map in Owenton
50 acres are parks and preserves, 33 per 1,000 residents. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Owenton’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
50 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Owenton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Owenton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Owenton is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Owenton’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home9% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Owenton’s 4% is ahead of 81% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Owenton. 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 C− 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
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.
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
4% of Owenton’s land. Who manages Owenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County50 ac
Local Park · 50 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen County Parks And Recreation Local Park | County | 50 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Owen County Courthouse and JailBuilding · listed 1976
About itHighfieldBuilding · listed 1977
About itCentral Owenton Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itL. 0. Cox HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itE. E. Settle HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itFord HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itNorth Main-North Adams Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Owenton
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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
November is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Owenton →
Questions about parks and trails in Owenton
How much of Owenton is conserved land?
4% 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 Owenton’s trails?
Owen County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Owenton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Owenton?
6,045 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Owenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Owenton have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Owenton 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 →