Photo: Spacini · CC BY-SA 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hugoton
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hugoton. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Hugoton’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #95 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hugoton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hugoton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hugoton is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #95 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 Hugoton’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% 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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24 conserved acres
2% of Hugoton’s land. Who manages Hugoton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raydene Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Everett Rowden Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
The best walking months in Hugoton: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hugoton →
Questions about parks and trails in Hugoton
How much of Hugoton 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 Hugoton?
28 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hugoton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hugoton have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Hugoton 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 →