Big Bull Creek Park
Managed by Johnson County Park and Recreation District
1,902 acres16.1 mi of trail
American Equestrian TrailsQuarry LoopBlue Bird LoopArabian Equestrian Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Lanesfield School · Photo: Dlong417 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in McCamish Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in McCamish Township
The biggest trail networks: Big Bull Creek Park (16.1 mi). 16 miles of mapped trail cross McCamish Township, 0.4 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
114 acres · of 39.5 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Big Bull Creek Park, with 16.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hillsdale Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
112 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
114 conserved acres
under 1% of McCamish Township’s land. Who manages McCamish Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers114 ac
Recreation Management Area · 114 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 114 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in McCamish Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in McCamish Township
Big Bull Creek Youth CampgroundIn Big Bull Creek Park · Johnson County Kansas
DirectionsDisc golf in McCamish Township
1In Big Bull Creek Park
Directions2In Big Bull Creek Park
Directions3In Big Bull Creek Park
Directions4In Big Bull Creek Park
Directions5In Big Bull Creek Park
DirectionsPractice BasketIn Big Bull Creek Park
DirectionsPlus 8 disc golf without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
10 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.2 miHorses · 6.9 miUnpaved · 16.3 mi
American Equestrian Trails3.3 mi
Quarry Loop2.3 mi
Blue Bird Loop2.3 mi
Arabian Equestrian Trail1.9 mi
Bull Creek Loop1.8 mi
Appaloosa Equestrian Trail1.7 mi
Coyote Run1.5 mi
Group Camp Trail1.1 mi
Horseshoe Loop0.2 mi
Copperhead Connector0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in McCamish Township
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McCamish Township →
Next door
McCamish Township and its neighbors
McCamish Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
McCamish Township16 miRichland Township8.8 miPalmyra Township3.7 miGardner1.9 miEdgerton0.8 miGardner Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCamish Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Edgerton | under 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 83% | C |
| Gardner | 3% | 0.1 | 10 | 86% | B− |
| Gardner Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 18 | 36% | C− |
| Richland Township | 17% | 0.1 | 221 | 3% | B |
| Palmyra Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 127 | 61% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in McCamish Township
Where can I hike in McCamish Township?
The longest trail networks: Big Bull Creek Park, 16.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on McCamish Township’s trails?
Big Bull Creek Park and Hillsdale Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in McCamish Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near McCamish Township?
16,553 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCamish Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 116 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McCamish Township 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 →