Photo: Spacini · CC BY-SA 3.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Marion
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Marion, 0.2 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Marion?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Marion have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marion is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marion’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Central Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ann's Park
2 places to go in Marion
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Marion
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marion →
Questions about parks and trails in Marion
Where can I hike in Marion?
The longest trail networks: Central Park, 0.1 miles; East Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marion 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 Marion’s trails?
Central Park and East Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marion?
836 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marion have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Marion neighbors.
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 →