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Comanche County Museum, Coldwater, KansasPhoto: GerritR · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Coldwater

Few parks or trails are on the map in Coldwater

The biggest trail networks: Coldwater Recreation Park (0.6 mi). 920 acres are parks and preserves, 1,174 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Coldwater, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
920 ac
1,174 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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 Coldwater Recreation Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Coldwater Recreation Park

Park
913 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Coldwater City Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Heritage Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

2 places to go in Coldwater

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Coldwater
Big Toy Park
Directions

Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places 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.

History →
Comache County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2002
About it
Chief TheaterBuilding · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Coldwater

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)465160697888939184715847
Rain (in)0.70.91.72.33.53.93.23.21.82.11.01.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coldwater →

Questions about parks and trails in Coldwater

Where can I hike in Coldwater?

The longest trail networks: Coldwater Recreation Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Coldwater’s trails?

Coldwater Recreation Park and Coldwater City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Coldwater?

1,099 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coldwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 920 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coldwater 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 →