Grass Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: LeeAnne Adams · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in La Crosse
La Crosse has 15 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Crosse have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Crosse is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Crosse’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 land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home75% 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 21%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so La Crosse’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in La Crosse. 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.
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
1Basketball
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Rush County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in La Crosse
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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 83 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Crosse →
Questions about parks and trails in La Crosse
How much of La Crosse 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 La Crosse’s trails?
Grass Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near La Crosse?
15 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Crosse or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Crosse have?
Ahead of 21% 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 La Crosse 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 →