Troy Community Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5DOutdoors
Outdoors in Center Township
Center Township has 4 acres of parks, 2.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Center Township. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 62.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Center Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home52% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 10%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Center Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Center 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 still be D. 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.
Things to do
2 places to go in Center Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Center Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
George Kinkead BarnBuilding · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Center 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center Township →
Next door
Center Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Burr Oak Township11 miWayne Township6.0 miWashington Township5.7 miIndependence Township1.3 miWolf River Township1.0 miCenter Township0.3 miIowa Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 52% | D |
| Washington Township | 6% | 0.2 | 10 | 63% | B− |
| Burr Oak Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wayne Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Iowa Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 69% | C− |
| Wolf River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Independence 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 Township
How much of Center 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 Township’s trails?
Troy Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center Township?
2,581 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Township have?
Ahead of 10% 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 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 →