Raceland Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Raceland
Few parks or trails are on the map in Raceland
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Raceland, 0.2 per square mile of land. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Raceland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raceland is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Raceland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · KY 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home37% 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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Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Raceland’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Raceland. 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
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
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Raceland’s land. Who manages Raceland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Raceland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Raceland
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Raceland
1 community garden 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
4Tennis
2Football
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Raceland: 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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Raceland →
Next door
Raceland and its neighbors
Raceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 37% | D |
| Flatwoods | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 57% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Raceland
How much of Raceland 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 Raceland’s trails?
Raceland Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Raceland?
31,852 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raceland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Raceland have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Raceland 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 →