Photo: Paul McDonald · CC BY-SA 3.0Concordia has 53 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Concordia City Park (0.7 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Concordia, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #49 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Concordia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Concordia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Concordia is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #49 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Concordia’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Concordia City Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hood Park
48 conserved acres
2% of Concordia’s land. Who manages Concordia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Hood Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Decker Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Concordia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 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.
April is the best month for walking in Concordia
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 68 | 54 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Concordia →
Questions about parks and trails in Concordia
Where can I hike in Concordia?
The longest trail networks: Concordia City Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Concordia is conserved land?
2% 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 Concordia’s trails?
Concordia City Park and Concordia Sports Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Concordia?
51 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Concordia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Concordia have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #49 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 Concordia 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 →