Perry Lake Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
10,910 acres25.7 mi of trail
Perry Lake TrailBlackfootTwin PeaksCopperhead+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Fairview Township
More than half of Fairview Township’s land is conserved: 64%
64% of Fairview Township’s land is conserved, about 11,024 acres. 1,151 acres are parks and preserves, 822 per 1,000 residents. 39 miles of mapped trail cross Fairview Township, 1.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
64%
11,024 acres · of 27.0 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,151 ac
822 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Fairview Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fairview Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fairview Township is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fairview Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land64% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land822 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,151 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home52% 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 94%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fairview Township’s 64% is ahead of 100% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
Water is 22% of Fairview Township’s area (8 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 50%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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 25.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Perry State Park
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
600 acres11 mi of trail
SkylineGreat WhiteDaisy PointWillow's Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Slough Creek Public Use Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
104 acres0.9 mi of trail
Perry Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Longview Public Use Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
290 acres0.5 mi of trail
Perry Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it
11,024 conserved acres
64% of Fairview Township’s land. Water is left out: Fairview Township has 27.0 square miles of land and 7.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fairview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers10,956 ac
Other state land749 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits64 ac
Recreation Management Area · 10,956 acState Park · 749 acUnknown Easement · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 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 | 10,956 | Open |
| Perry State Park State Park | Other state land | 749 | Open |
Things to do
26 places to go in Fairview Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Fairview Township
8 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Fairview Township
Boone
DirectionsBowie
DirectionsBridger
DirectionsCody
DirectionsCrockett
DirectionsEagle LandingIn Perry State Park
DirectionsHickory Point
DirectionsLongview Electrical Group CampIn Longview Public Use Area
Directions9 more campgrounds
Longview Primitive Group CampIn Longview Public Use Area
DirectionsMaple Leaf
DirectionsOak Grove
DirectionsPike
DirectionsRed BudFalley Scout Reservation
DirectionsRed Cedar
DirectionsTwin Pines
DirectionsWalnut Hill
DirectionsWild Horse Equestrian Campground (Horses Only)In Perry State Park
DirectionsDisc golf in Fairview Township
Longview Disc Golf CourseIn Longview Public Use Area
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 20.1 miUnpaved · 38.2 mi
Perry Lake Trail18.1 mi
Skyline2.7 mi
Great White2.3 mi
Blackfoot2.2 mi
Twin Peaks2.0 mi
Copperhead1.9 mi
Logan's Run1.8 mi
Daisy Point1.8 mi
Carlyle1.6 mi
Willow's Loop1.0 mi
4 more trails
Wild West
0.9 miMad Mile
0.9 miKnot Head
0.8 miConnector
0.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Fairview 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 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (0.9 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 Fairview Township →
Next door
Fairview Township and its neighbors
Fairview Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairview Township39 miOzawkie Township4.9 miKentucky Township4.1 miOskaloosa Township3.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | 64% | 1.4 | 822 | 52% | A |
| Ozawkie Township | 41% | 0.1 | 59 | under 1% | B |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 30% | D |
| Kentucky Township | 30% | 0.1 | 1,758 | 10% | B |
| Rock Creek Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 108 | 29% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fairview Township
Where can I hike in Fairview Township?
The longest trail networks: Perry Lake Recreation Area, 25.7 miles; Perry State Park, 11 miles; Slough Creek Public Use Area, 0.9 miles; Longview Public Use Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fairview Township is conserved land?
64% 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 Fairview Township’s trails?
Perry Lake Recreation Area and Perry State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairview Township?
25,482 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,078 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fairview Township have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Fairview 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 →