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Downtown wickliffe kentuckyPhoto: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Wickliffe

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wickliffe

6% of Wickliffe’s land is conserved, about 64 acres. 62 acres are parks and preserves, 77 per 1,000 residents. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
6%
64 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
77 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site

Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

64 conserved acres

6% of Wickliffe’s land. Who manages Wickliffe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city43 ac
State parks21 ac
Local Park · 43 acState Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wickliffe Riverfront Park And Cross
Local Park
Town or city34Open
Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site
State Park
State parks21Restricted
Wickliffe City/Community Park
Local Park
Town or city9Open
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Ballard County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Trimble HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About it
When to get out

June is the best month for walking in Wickliffe

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)444959707886898882715747
Rain (in)3.83.95.15.25.14.44.13.13.44.14.34.4

August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wickliffe →

Questions about parks and trails in Wickliffe

Are dogs allowed on Wickliffe’s trails?

Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Wickliffe?

13,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wickliffe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wickliffe neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →