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John James Audubon State Park
Park
294 acres3.8 mi of trail
Eagle Glen PetPawpaw Valley Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Henderson
Henderson, KY parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.7% of Henderson is conserved land, roughly 944 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in John James Audubon State Park (3.8 mi), John James Audubon Nature Preserve (3.2 mi), and Newman Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Henderson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Henderson outdoors
Conserved land
7.7%
944 of 12,213 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
34 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.0 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 1.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
John James Audubon Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
325 acres3.2 mi of trail
Wilderness LakeBackcountryDeer RidgeKentucky CoffeetreeScenic View
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Newman Park
Park
41 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Henderson County 4H / Freedom Park
Park
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
John James Audubon State Park294 acres · 3.8 mi of trail
John James Audubon Nature Preserve325 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Newman Park41 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Henderson County 4H / Freedom Park20 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Atkinson Park79 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Central Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Henderson City Sports Complex58 acres
Community Park14 acres
Red Banks Park11 acres
Audubon Mill Park7 acres · Audubon
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Henderson
Showing 1–10 of 23 playgrounds
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Newman Park
Unnamed playground in Newman Park
Unnamed playground in Newman Park
Unnamed playground in Sunset Park
Unnamed playground in Anthony Brooks Park
Unnamed playground in Anthony Brooks Park
Unnamed playground in Central Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 4.4 mi
- Backcountry1.3 mi
- Wilderness Lake1.0 mi
- Eagle Glen Pet0.9 mi
- Cs-12300.4 mi
- Deer Ridge0.3 mi
- Pawpaw Valley Trail0.2 mi
- Kentucky Coffeetree0.2 mi
- Scenic View0.2 mi
- Woodpecker0.2 mi
- King Benson0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
944 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis28
- Baseball20
- Soccer6
- Pickleball6
- Softball4
- Basketball3
- Football3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Henderson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 634 acState Conservation Area 329 acLocal Park 243 acConservation Easement 130 acPrivate Conservation 65 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John James Audubon State ParkState Park | State parks | 634 | Open |
| John James Audubon State Park State Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Joint | 329 | Open |
| Atkinson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 108 | Open |
| Canoe Creek Nature PreservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 65 | Open |
| Doc Hosbach ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Madison ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Red Banks ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Audubon Mill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Sunset ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Admiral Husband Edward KimmelStatue
Fairmont CemeteryCemetery
Fernwood CemeteryCemetery
Mount Zion CemeteryCemetery
Saint Louis CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Henderson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | 7.7% | 14.3 mi | 15 |
| Union | 0.8% | 0.8 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Henderson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 24.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.