Basehor City Park
Park
22 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TwistedMan1328 · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fairmount Township
Fairmount Township has 7.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Basehor City Park (0.8 mi). 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 69 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #124 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
57 acres · of 39.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairmount Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairmount Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #124 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairmount Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13CParks close to home33% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 18%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairmount Township’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Fairmount 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 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 Basehor City Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
57 conserved acres
under 1% of Fairmount Township’s land. Who manages Fairmount Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city57 ac
Local Recreation Area · 36 acLocal Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field Of Dreams Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Basehor City Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Fairmount Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fairmount Township
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Baseball
6Basketball
5Football
4Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Fairmount 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) | 39 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fairmount Township →
Next door
Fairmount Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kansas City56 miDelaware Township9.5 miFairmount Township7.8 miBonner Springs3.2 miSherman Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 33% | C− |
| Bonner Springs | 3% | 0.2 | 75 | 72% | B |
| Sherman Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 12% | C− |
| Kansas City | 3% | 0.4 | 17 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairmount Township
Where can I hike in Fairmount Township?
The longest trail networks: Basehor City Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township’s trails?
Basehor City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fairmount Township?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fairmount Township?
9,574 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairmount Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 69 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairmount Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Fairmount 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 →