1
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Newport
Newport, KY parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Newport is conserved land, roughly 60 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Veterans Memorial Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newport, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Newport outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
60 of 1,917 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
7
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.9 mi
1.9 mi lanes · 1.1 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
General James Taylor Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Riddleview Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ralph Mussman Recreation Complex
Managed by Newport Independent Schools
15 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Newport
Newport Dog ParkIn Providence Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
60 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball7
- Baseball7
- Tennis3
- Football2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Newport
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 60 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran'S Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| General James Taylor ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Riddleview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mussman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Watkins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Gateway Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Newport Police MemorialMemorial
Nearby
Newport and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 3.1% | 1.4 mi | 7 |
| Fort Thomas | 3% | 11.7 mi | 4 |
| Southgate | 5.1% | 8.0 mi | 0 |
| Bellevue | 0.9% | 0.5 mi | 4 |
| Wilder | 1.5% | 0.8 mi | 1 |
| Covington | 9.6% | 19.4 mi | 15 |
| Cincinnati | 17.2% | 127.3 mi | 184 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Newport'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 20-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.