Light Park
Park
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Liberal
Liberal has 7.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Light Park (0.8 mi), Mahuron Park (0.5 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Liberal’s land is conserved, about 181 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #48 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
181 acres · of 12.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
188 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Liberal?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Liberal have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberal is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #48 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberal’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (188 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% 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 61%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 69%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Liberal’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
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The longest trail network is Light Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mahuron Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Country Club Acres Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Blue Bonnet Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Light Park18 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Mahuron Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Country Club Acres Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Blue Bonnet Park30 acres
Leete Park11 acres
Bellaire Park5 acres
McCray Park4 acres
Mary Frame Park3 acres
Southlawn Park2 acres
Harrison Circle Park2 acres
Who protects it
181 conserved acres
2% of Liberal’s land. Who manages Liberal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city181 ac
Local Park · 94 acLocal Recreation Area · 87 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Blue Bonnet Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Light Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Leete Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Mahuron Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Tower Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Country Club Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mary Frame Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Oliver Brown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Mccray Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Liberal
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Liberal
City Swimming PoolIn Light Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Liberal
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
15Baseball
11Tennis
3Football
2Soccer
2Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Skate park
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).
J E George BuildingBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Liberal: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 72 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Liberal →
Questions about parks and trails in Liberal
Where can I hike in Liberal?
The longest trail networks: Light Park, 0.8 miles; Mahuron Park, 0.5 miles; Country Club Acres Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberal is conserved land?
2% 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 Liberal’s trails?
Light Park and Mahuron Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Liberal?
2,252 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Liberal have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Liberal 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 →