98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Grandview Plaza
12 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Grandview Plaza’s land is conserved, about 12 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Grandview Plaza, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grandview Plaza?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grandview Plaza have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grandview Plaza is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Grandview Plaza’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 60% 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
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12 conserved acres
2% of Grandview Plaza’s land. Who manages Grandview Plaza’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
2 places to go in Grandview Plaza
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The walking year in Grandview Plaza
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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grandview Plaza →
Questions about parks and trails in Grandview Plaza
How much of Grandview Plaza is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Grandview Plaza?
9,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grandview Plaza or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Grandview Plaza have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Grandview Plaza 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 →