Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Garden City has 216 acres of parks, 7.8 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Garden City, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Garden City’s land is conserved, about 209 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #82 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Garden City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Garden City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garden City is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #82 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Garden City’s 3% is ahead of 63% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 43% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Deane Wiley Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Peebles Sports Complex
All 18 parks & preserves
209 conserved acres
3% of Garden City’s land. Who manages Garden City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnup Park Local Park | Town or city | 111 | Open |
| Charles Peebles Complex Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Deane Wiley Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Forest Park Lake Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Garcia Soccer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Martin Esquivel Soccer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Harold Long Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| City Dog Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Stevens Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
25 places to go in Garden City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
5.7 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.
10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Garden City: April and May
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garden City →
Garden City and its neighbors
Garden City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 3% | 0.2 | 8 | 86% | B− |
| Garden City Township | 5% | 0.6 | under 1 | 4% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garden City
Where can I hike in Garden City?
The longest trail networks: Deane Wiley Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Garden City 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 Garden City’s trails?
Deane Wiley Park and Finnup Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Garden City?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Garden City?
232 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Garden City have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Garden City 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 →