Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
1,191 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Outdoors in Baker Township
Baker Township has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Baker Township’s land is conserved, about 1,285 acres.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #132 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,285 acres · of 54.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
Lakes & rivers
2
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baker Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baker Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #132 of 151 in Kansas. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baker Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 13%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Baker Township’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Baker Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,285 conserved acres
4% of Baker Township’s land. Who manages Baker Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,205 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)74 ac
Other state land5 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,210 acConservation Easement · 74 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 74 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mined Land Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,205 | Restricted |
| Robb Prairie State Conservation Area | Other state land | 5 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Baker Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Baker Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The walking year in Baker 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Baker Township →
Next door
Baker Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South West Township17 miPittsburg7.8 miBaker Township5.7 miWashington Township2.0 miSheridan Township0.7 miFrontenac0.6 miPleasant View Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Pittsburg | 1% | 0.6 | 13 | 74% | B− |
| Sheridan Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Pleasant View Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frontenac | 1% | 0.1 | 14 | 46% | C |
| Washington Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baker Township
Where can I hike in Baker Township?
The longest trail networks: Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baker Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Baker Township’s trails?
Mined Land Wildlife Area - Pittsburg Units doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baker Township?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Baker Township?
3,618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baker Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baker Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #132 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Baker Township 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 →