Photo: Smallbones · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Atwood
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Atwood, 2.7 per square mile of land. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 54 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Atwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Atwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atwood is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Atwood’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
Water is 5% of Atwood’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Atwood Lake Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6 places to go in Atwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Atwood
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 68 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Atwood
Where can I hike in Atwood?
The longest trail networks: Atwood Lake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Atwood 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.
Are dogs allowed on Atwood’s trails?
Atwood Lake Park and Bliss Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Atwood?
69 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Atwood have?
Ahead of 81% 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 Atwood 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 →