97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in McConnell AFB
167 acres are parks and preserves, 88 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Twin Lakes Park (0.5 mi). 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross McConnell AFB, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is McConnell AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does McConnell AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McConnell AFB is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so McConnell AFB’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Twin Lakes Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
under 1% of McConnell AFB’s land. Who manages McConnell AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Name Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Towne Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
14 places to go in McConnell AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 13 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.
April is the best month for walking in McConnell AFB
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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McConnell AFB →
McConnell AFB and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell AFB | under 1% | 0.2 | 88 | 97% | B |
| Wichita | 4% | 0.6 | 13 | 70% | B |
| Riverside Township | 2% | 0.4 | 15 | 88% | B |
| Gypsum Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 18 | 46% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in McConnell AFB
Where can I hike in McConnell AFB?
The longest trail networks: Twin Lakes Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McConnell AFB 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 McConnell AFB’s trails?
Twin Lakes Park and Towne Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McConnell AFB?
5,320 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McConnell AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McConnell AFB have?
Ahead of 59% 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 McConnell AFB 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 →