Perry Lake Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
8,723 acres1.3 mi of trail
Doodlebug Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Delaware Township
16% of Delaware Township’s land is conserved: 8,863 acres
The biggest trail networks: Perry Lake Recreation Area (1.3 mi). 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Delaware Township.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
8,863 acres · of 87.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Delaware Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delaware Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delaware Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 17%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Delaware Township’s 16% is ahead of 97% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Delaware 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
The longest trail network is Perry Lake Recreation Area, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8,863 conserved acres
16% of Delaware Township’s land. Who manages Delaware Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers8,813 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)50 ac
Recreation Management Area · 8,813 acConservation Easement · 50 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 8,813 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Delaware Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Delaware Township
Kendall Pool
DirectionsBoat launches in Delaware Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Doodlebug Walking Trail0.7 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
2Baseball
1Football
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).
Delaware River Composite Truss BridgeStructure · listed 2003
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Delaware 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Delaware Township →
Next door
Delaware Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Ozawkie Township4.9 miKapioma Township3.2 miDelaware Township2.0 miJefferson Township0.9 miRock Creek Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | 16% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Ozawkie Township | 41% | 0.1 | 59 | under 1% | B |
| Rock Creek Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 108 | 29% | B− |
| Kapioma Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 42% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Delaware Township
Where can I hike in Delaware Township?
The longest trail networks: Perry Lake Recreation Area, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Delaware Township is conserved land?
16% 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 Delaware Township’s trails?
Perry Lake Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delaware Township?
22,551 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delaware Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8,701 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Delaware Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Delaware 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 →