Ellsworth County 4-H Fairgrounds
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ellsworth Downtown Historic District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ellsworth
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ellsworth
45 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Ellsworth’s land is conserved, about 44 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #85 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
44 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ellsworth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ellsworth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ellsworth is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #85 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ellsworth’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 44%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ellsworth’s 3% is ahead of 59% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Krizek Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Preisker Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Holt Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
44 conserved acres
3% of Ellsworth’s land. Who manages Ellsworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city44 ac
Local Park · 40 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth County 4-H Fairgrounds Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Krizek Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Preisker Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
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
10Tennis
5Baseball
4Tracks
3Basketball
2Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Ellsworth
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ellsworth →
Questions about parks and trails in Ellsworth
How much of Ellsworth is conserved land?
3% 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 Ellsworth’s trails?
Ellsworth County 4-H Fairgrounds and Krizek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ellsworth?
9,496 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellsworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ellsworth have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Ellsworth 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 →