McKinney-Helm House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRadcliff has 99 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Radcliff, 0.1 per square mile of land. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #111 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
How much outdoors does Radcliff have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Radcliff is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #111 of 142 in Kentucky. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Radcliff’s 1% is ahead of 29% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% 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
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69 conserved acres
1% of Radcliff’s land. Who manages Radcliff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders Springs Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Dawley Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Duvall Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Radcliff City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Colvin Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
15 places to go in Radcliff
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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.
June is the best month for walking in Radcliff
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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Radcliff →
Radcliff and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliff | 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 35% | C− |
| Fort Knox | under 1% | 1.4 | 2 | 26% | C− |
| Elizabethtown | 4% | 0.7 | 23 | 57% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Radcliff
How much of Radcliff is conserved land?
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.
Where can I bike in Radcliff?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Radcliff?
4,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Radcliff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Radcliff have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #111 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 Radcliff 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 →