Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park
Park
127 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Melissa Bower · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lansing
Lansing has 11 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park (3.7 mi), Kelly Grove Park (0.7 mi), Lansing City Park (0.5 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 186 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #60 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 12.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
186 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.9 mi
7.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Lansing?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lansing have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lansing is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #60 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lansing’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (186 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13BParks close to home82% 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 57%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 61%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lansing’s under 1% is ahead of 18% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% of them.
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 Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kelly Grove Park
Park
16 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lost 80 Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park127 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
DirectionsKelly Grove Park16 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Lansing City Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLost 80 Park13 acres
Willow Park9 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Lansing’s land. Who manages Lansing’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city12 ac
Local Recreation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing City Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Lansing
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lansing
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Lansing
Angel Falls
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Baseball
10Tennis
8Soccer
3Football
2Beach volleyball
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 Lansing
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 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.1 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 Lansing →
Next door
Lansing and its neighbors
Lansing has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | under 1% | 0.9 | 17 | 82% | B |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 12% | C− |
| Leavenworth | 2% | 1.2 | 12 | 75% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lansing
Where can I hike in Lansing?
The longest trail networks: Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park, 3.7 miles; Kelly Grove Park, 0.7 miles; Lansing City Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lansing 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 Lansing’s trails?
Kenneth W. Bernard Community Park and Kelly Grove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lansing?
7.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lansing?
5,860 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lansing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lansing have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Lansing 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 →