Carter Park
Managed by Deerfield Township
88 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kings Mills
Kings Mills has 98 acres of parks, 84 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Kings Mills, 4.1 per square mile of land. 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13% of Kings Mills’ land is conserved, about 94 acres.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
94 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
4.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
84 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Kings Mills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kings Mills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kings Mills is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kings Mills’ overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails4.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land84 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. 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
The longest trail network is Carter Park, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
94 conserved acres
13% of Kings Mills’ land. Who manages Kings Mills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city93 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Park · 93 acAccess Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Gorge-Carter Park-Deer Local Park | Town or city | 90 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Little Miami Deerfield Gorge Access Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Kings Mills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kings Mills
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
4Baseball
2Football
2Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Kings Mills
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kings Mills →
Next door
Kings Mills and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mills | 13% | 4.1 | 84 | 96% | A+ |
| Deerfield Township | 4% | 1.0 | 13 | 72% | B+ |
| Mason | 8% | 0.8 | 9 | 69% | B+ |
| South Lebanon | 7% | 0.5 | 31 | 80% | A− |
| Hamilton Township | 3% | 0.2 | 22 | 42% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kings Mills
Where can I hike in Kings Mills?
The longest trail networks: Carter Park, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kings Mills is conserved land?
13% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Kings Mills’ trails?
Carter Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kings Mills?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kings Mills?
8,041 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kings Mills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kings Mills have?
Ahead of 98% 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 Kings Mills 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 →