Minier Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Iowa, Sac, and Fox Presbyterian Mission · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Iowa Township
Iowa Township has 10 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Iowa Township. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 83.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,171 ft
Lookout Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Iowa Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Iowa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Iowa Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Iowa Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Iowa Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Iowa Township. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Glacial Hills Info Kiosk
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Degginger Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Degginger Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Minier Park5 acres
Glacial Hills Info Kiosk2 acres
Highland City Park1 acres
DirectionsFour State Lookout1 acres
Things to do
2 places to go in Iowa Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Iowa Township
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Iowa Township
Lookout Mountain1,171 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →11 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Iowa 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Iowa Township →
Next door
Iowa Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 69% | C− |
| Wolf River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Irving Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Center Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 52% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Iowa Township
Where can I hike in Iowa Township?
The longest trail networks: Degginger Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Iowa 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 Iowa Township’s trails?
Minier Park and Glacial Hills Info Kiosk don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Iowa Township?
921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iowa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Iowa Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Iowa Township 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 →