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Outdoors in Paducah

Few parks or trails are on the map in Paducah

2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Paducah, 0.3 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

4 places to go in Paducah

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Paducah

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & 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
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Cottle County Courthouse Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Paducah

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)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.39.9
High (°F)555968778593979687776556
Rain (in)0.91.01.52.33.23.32.02.52.71.91.20.9

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Paducah →

Questions about parks and trails in Paducah

Is there public land near Paducah?

2 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Paducah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Paducah 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 →