Maplecroft Farmstead · Photo: Jcakp · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Kaw Township
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Kaw Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Kaw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kaw Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kaw Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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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6 conserved acres
under 1% of Kaw Township’s land. Who manages Kaw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 3 | Open |
| Grantville Community Park And Center Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Kaw 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kaw Township →
Kaw Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaw Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 15% | D |
| Tecumseh Township | 1% | 0.3 | 37 | 25% | C+ |
| Kentucky Township | 30% | 0.1 | 1,758 | 10% | B |
| Soldier Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 7% | C− |
| Lecompton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 27% | D |
| Rock Creek Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 108 | 29% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kaw Township
How much of Kaw 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.
Is there public land near Kaw Township?
22,327 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kaw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kaw Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Kaw 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 →