Briar Creek Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: GreenMGo · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Williamsburg
Williamsburg has 45 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Williamsburg’s land is conserved, about 45 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Williamsburg, 0.1 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #81 of 142 in Kentucky. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
45 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Williamsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamsburg is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #81 of 142 in Kentucky. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KY town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KY 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · KY 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · KY 59% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Kentucky towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 43%
Few Kentucky towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Williamsburg’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
45 conserved acres
2% of Williamsburg’s land. Who manages Williamsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
County20 ac
Local Park · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Hal Rodgers Waterpark Local Park | County | 20 | Open |
| Williamsburg City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Williamsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Williamsburg
Tadpole Island
DirectionsWipe Out Wave Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Williamsburg
Briar Creek Park PlaygroundIn Briar Creek Park
DirectionsWilliamsburg City Park PlaygroundIn Williamsburg City Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Williamsburg
Kentucky Splash Campground
DirectionsBiking & 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
6Baseball
2Lacrosse
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Williamsburg: April to 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williamsburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Williamsburg
How much of Williamsburg 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.
Are dogs allowed on Williamsburg’s trails?
Briar Creek Park and Williamsburg City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Williamsburg?
50,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Williamsburg have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Williamsburg 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 →