Photo: shannonpatrick17 · CC BY 2.0Marysville has 52 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Marysville, 0.7 per square mile of land. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Marysville’s land is conserved, about 51 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #42 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Marysville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marysville is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #42 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marysville’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% 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 Marysville City Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lion's Park
Dargatz Park
51 conserved acres
2% of Marysville’s land. Who manages Marysville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feldhausen Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dargatz Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Marysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 campground without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.3 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Marysville
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marysville →
Questions about parks and trails in Marysville
Where can I hike in Marysville?
The longest trail networks: Marysville City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marysville 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 Marysville’s trails?
Marysville City Park and Lion's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marysville?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marysville?
475 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marysville have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #42 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 Marysville 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 →