Perry Lake Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
6,883 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Kentucky Township
Kentucky Township has 3,120 acres of parks, 1,758 for every 1,000 residents
30% of Kentucky Township’s land is conserved, about 6,920 acres. The biggest trail networks: Perry Lake Recreation Area (0.7 mi), Slough Creek Public Use Area (0.6 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
6,920 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,120 ac
1,758 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches · 15 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kentucky Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kentucky Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kentucky Township is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kentucky Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land1,758 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,120 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kentucky Township’s 30% is ahead of 99% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
Water is 13% of Kentucky Township’s area (6 of 42 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 26%.
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Perry Lake Recreation Area, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Slough Creek Public Use Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
507 acres0.6 mi of trail
Perry Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Perry State Park
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
728 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Perry Public Use Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
660 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Perry Lake Recreation Area6,883 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsSlough Creek Public Use Area507 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsPerry Public Use Area660 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsPerry State Park728 acres · Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
DirectionsOutlet Park476 acres · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsRock Creek Park465 acres · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsThompsonville Public Use Area233 acres · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsWho protects it
6,920 conserved acres
30% of Kentucky Township’s land. Water is left out: Kentucky Township has 36.4 square miles of land and 5.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kentucky Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers6,905 ac
Other state land757 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)14 ac
Recreation Management Area · 6,905 acState Park · 757 acConservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 6,905 | Open |
| Perry State Park State Park | Other state land | 757 | Open |
Things to do
39 places to go in Kentucky Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Kentucky Township
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Kentucky Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Kentucky Township
Perry-Lecompton Rising Sun River Access
DirectionsPlus 14 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Kentucky Township
Bur Oak Loop CampgroundIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsCottonwood BridgeIn Perry State Park
DirectionsCougar PassIn Perry State Park
DirectionsEdwardsville Loop CampgroundFee · In Rock Creek Park
DirectionsHideawayIn Perry State Park
DirectionsHobie CoveIn Perry State Park
DirectionsLake ViewIn Perry State Park
DirectionsLimestone Cove Group CampIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
Directions10 more campgrounds
Locust Loop CampgroundIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsPelican PointIn Perry State Park
DirectionsRock Creek Park A Loop CampgroundIn Rock Creek Park
DirectionsRock Creek Park B Loop CampgroundIn Rock Creek Park
DirectionsRock Creek Park C Loop CampgroundIn Rock Creek Park
DirectionsSlough Creek East Group CampIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsSlough Creek West Group CampIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsSouth Point Loop CampgroundIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsWhippoorwill Loop CampgroundIn Rock Creek Park
DirectionsWorthington Loop CampgroundIn Slough Creek Public Use Area
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Willkomm Trail1.2 mi
Perry Lake Trail0.6 mi
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
4Tennis
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Kentucky 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 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kentucky Township →
Next door
Kentucky Township and its neighbors
Kentucky Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairview Township39 miKentucky Township4.1 miKaw Township3.5 miOskaloosa Township3.0 miLecompton Township2.8 miRural Township1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Township | 30% | 0.1 | 1,758 | 10% | B |
| Lecompton Township | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 27% | D |
| Kaw Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 15% | D |
| Rural Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairview Township | 64% | 1.4 | 822 | 52% | A |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 30% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kentucky Township
Where can I hike in Kentucky Township?
The longest trail networks: Perry Lake Recreation Area, 0.7 miles; Slough Creek Public Use Area, 0.6 miles; Perry Public Use Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kentucky Township is conserved land?
30% 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 Kentucky Township’s trails?
Perry Lake Recreation Area and Slough Creek Public Use Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kentucky Township?
27,863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kentucky Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,955 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kentucky Township have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Kentucky 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 →