Linear Park
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Goddard
Few parks or trails are on the map in Goddard
19 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Goddard, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #131 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
16 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goddard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goddard is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #131 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goddard’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 (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home30% 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 15%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 13%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Goddard’s under 1% is ahead of 23% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Goddard. 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 range from D to 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 Linear Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Means Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
under 1% of Goddard’s land. Who manages Goddard’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
Local Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Charles Means Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Goddard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Goddard
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Pond Path0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
22Baseball
19Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Goddard
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 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goddard →
Next door
Goddard and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 30% | D |
| Attica Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 21% | D |
| Wichita | 4% | 0.6 | 13 | 70% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Goddard
Where can I hike in Goddard?
The longest trail networks: Linear Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Goddard 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 Goddard’s trails?
Linear Park and Means Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goddard?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Goddard?
3,308 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goddard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Goddard have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #131 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 Goddard 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 →