Fort Fletcher Stone Arch Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Herzog Township has 54 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
4 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Herzog Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Herzog Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Herzog Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Herzog Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Herzog Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Herzog 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Herzog Township →
Herzog Township and its neighbors
Herzog Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzog Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 52% | C− |
| Buckeye Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | under 1% | D |
| Freedom Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paradise Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Big Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Big Creek Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 117 | 25% | C |
| Township 12 | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Herzog Township
How much of Herzog 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 Herzog Township’s trails?
Honey Braun Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Herzog Township?
545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Herzog Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Herzog Township have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Herzog Township 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 →