Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Dighton Township has 30 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Dighton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dighton Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. 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 Dighton Township’s under 1% is ahead of 16% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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
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429 conserved acres
under 1% of Dighton Township’s land. Who manages Dighton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 263 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garton Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 166 | Restricted |
4 places to go in Dighton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
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.
April is the best month for walking in Dighton 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dighton Township →
Dighton Township and its neighbors
Dighton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 64% | C− |
| Alamota Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Garfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wilson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cheyenne 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 Dighton Township
How much of Dighton 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.
Is there public land near Dighton Township?
864 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dighton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dighton Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Dighton Township 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 →