Green Wildlife Area
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
83 acres1.4 mi of trail
Post Creek Ridge TrailOregon Trace Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Sage Inn · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Dover Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dover Township
The biggest trail networks: Green Wildlife Area (1.4 mi). 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dover Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
79 acres · of 55.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
915 ft
Hickory Knob
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Dover Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dover Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dover Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dover Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 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 5%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dover Township’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Dover 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
The longest trail network is Green Wildlife Area, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
105 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
under 1% of Dover Township’s land. Who manages Dover Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife79 ac
State Conservation Area · 79 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 79 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Dover Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Dover Township
Hickory Knob915 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
Post Creek Ridge Trail0.8 mi
Oregon Trace Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Dover 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dover Township →
Next door
Dover Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rossville Township5.0 miMission Township3.4 miDover Township3.1 miMission Creek Township1.0 miAuburn Township0.8 miSilver Lake Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Silver Lake Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 44% | D |
| Rossville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Mission Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 20% | D |
| Auburn Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 38% | D |
| Mission Creek 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 Dover Township
Where can I hike in Dover Township?
The longest trail networks: Green Wildlife Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dover 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 Dover Township’s trails?
Green Wildlife Area and Kansas River Fitzgerald Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dover Township?
3,265 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dover Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dover Township have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Dover 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 →