Oak Mills Wildlife Area
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
525 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hund School · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Kickapoo Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Kickapoo Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Kickapoo Township. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 44.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Highest peak
1,063 ft
Government Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Kickapoo Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kickapoo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kickapoo Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kickapoo Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home4% 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 7%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kickapoo Township’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kickapoo 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 still be D. 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.
Havens Park
Managed by City of Leavenworth Parks and Recreation
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Kickapoo Township’s land. Who manages Kickapoo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)26 ac
Conservation Easement · 26 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
2 places to go in Kickapoo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Kickapoo Township
Government Hill1,063 ft elevation
DirectionsSentinel Hill1,056 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Kickapoo 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) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kickapoo Township →
Next door
Kickapoo Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Leavenworth29 miDelaware Township9.5 miWeston6.5 miKickapoo Township1.3 miWalnut Township1.1 miEaston Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 4% | D |
| Leavenworth | 2% | 1.2 | 12 | 75% | B+ |
| Easton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 20% | D |
| Walnut Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delaware Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 12% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kickapoo Township
How much of Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo Township’s trails?
Oak Mills Wildlife Area and Havens Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kickapoo Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kickapoo Township?
2,828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kickapoo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kickapoo Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Kickapoo 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 →