Dr. Pellie G. Graves House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Scottsville
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Scottsville, 0.6 per square mile of land. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 6.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #70 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Scottsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Scottsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scottsville is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #70 of 142 in Kentucky. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Scottsville’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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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77 conserved acres
2% of Scottsville’s land. Who manages Scottsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County Schools Playground Local Park | County | 47 | Open |
| Dumont Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| White Plains Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Fred Hale Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| T W Crow, Jr Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jim Mcdaniels Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Scottsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Scottsville: April to June
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Scottsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Scottsville
How much of Scottsville is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Scottsville?
7,066 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scottsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Scottsville have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Scottsville 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 →