Few parks or trails are on the map in Worthington
1% of Worthington’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Worthington, 0.1 per square mile of land. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Worthington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Worthington is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. 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 Worthington’s 1% is ahead of 46% of Kentucky towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
Water is 9% of Worthington’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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11 conserved acres
1% of Worthington’s land. Water is left out: Worthington has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Worthington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Worthington City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Worthington: 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) | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
November is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Worthington →
Worthington and its neighbors
Worthington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 44% | C− |
| Raceland | under 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 37% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Worthington
How much of Worthington 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.
Is there public land near Worthington?
34,283 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Worthington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Worthington have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Worthington 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 →