Harris Bridge · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Americus Township has 178 acres of parks, 124 for every 1,000 residents
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Americus Township.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Americus Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Americus Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Americus Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Americus Township’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
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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224 conserved acres
under 1% of Americus Township’s land. Who manages Americus Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Natural History Reservation State Historic or Cultural Area | State land board | 176 | Open |
1 named trail and 3 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Americus Township
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) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Americus Township →
Americus Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 124 | 1% | C− |
| Emporia Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pike Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Agnes City Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Americus Township
How much of Americus Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Kansas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Americus Township?
1,524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Americus Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 178 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Americus Township 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 Americus Township 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 →