Camp Hunter Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Humboldt
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Humboldt
36 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Humboldt, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Humboldt?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Humboldt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Humboldt is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Humboldt’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Humboldt’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
George Sweatt Memorial Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Neosho River Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Franklin Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Franklin Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Neosho River Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFranklin Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCamp Hunter Park11 acres
George Sweatt Memorial Park7 acres
Walter Johnson Athletic Field5 acres
Cannon Park2 acres
Things to do
2 places to go in Humboldt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Humboldt
Humboldt Swimming Pool
DirectionsCampgrounds in Humboldt
1 campground 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
Franklin Park Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Humboldt
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) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Humboldt →
Next door
Humboldt and its neighbors
Humboldt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | under 1% | 0.3 | 20 | 99% | B− |
| Humboldt Township | — 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 Humboldt
Where can I hike in Humboldt?
The longest trail networks: Neosho River Park, 0.2 miles; Franklin Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Humboldt 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 Humboldt’s trails?
Camp Hunter Park and George Sweatt Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Humboldt?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Humboldt?
525 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Humboldt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Humboldt have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Humboldt 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 →