Few parks or trails are on the map in Caney Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Caney Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Caney Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Caney Township is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Caney Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% 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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1 places to go in Caney Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Caney 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 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 6.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Caney Township →
Caney Township and its neighbors
Caney Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caney Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D− |
| Rutland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fawn Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 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 Caney Township
How much of Caney 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 Caney Township?
1,450 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caney Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Caney Township have?
Ahead of 4% 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 Caney 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 →