Prairie Dog State Park
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Center-District 1 Township
Center-District 1 Township has 139 acres of parks, 107 for every 1,000 residents
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Center-District 1 Township.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
582 acres · of 252.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
139 ac
107 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,392 ft
Horseshoe Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Center-District 1 Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center-District 1 Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center-District 1 Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center-District 1 Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land107 acres of park per 1,000 residents (139 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13AParks close to home6% 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 25%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center-District 1 Township’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Center-District 1 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elmwood Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
582 conserved acres
under 1% of Center-District 1 Township’s land. Who manages Center-District 1 Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife451 ac
Other state land131 ac
State Conservation Area · 451 acState Park · 131 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 451 | Restricted |
| Prairie Dog State Park State Park | Other state land | 131 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Center-District 1 Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Center-District 1 Township
Horseshoe Hill2,392 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Road East 10.9 mi
Former NKCR RR0.5 mi
Road W-120.5 mi
Road H0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
West Sappa Creek LatticeStructure · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Center-District 1 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center-District 1 Township →
Next door
Center-District 1 Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Highland-District 2 Township12 miLincoln Township8.0 miGrant Township7.9 miCenter-District 1 Township7.7 miSolomon-District 3 Township5.8 miAlmena-District 4 Township1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center-District 1 Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 107 | 6% | C− |
| Almena-District 4 Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Highland-District 2 Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lincoln Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Solomon-District 3 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 Center-District 1 Township
How much of Center-District 1 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.
Are dogs allowed on Center-District 1 Township’s trails?
Prairie Dog State Park and Elmwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center-District 1 Township?
1,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center-District 1 Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 139 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center-District 1 Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Center-District 1 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 →