Providence City Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Providence
Few parks or trails are on the map in Providence
47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #123 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
17 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Providence have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Providence is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #123 of 142 in Kentucky. 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 Providence’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 land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home47% 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 14%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 13%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Providence’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Providence. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
under 1% of Providence’s land. Who manages Providence’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Providence
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Providence
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Tennis
1Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Providence Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Providence
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Providence →
Questions about parks and trails in Providence
How much of Providence 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 Providence’s trails?
Providence City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Providence?
1,286 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Providence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Providence have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Providence 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 →