Clinton Wildlife Area
Managed by Kansas Department Of Wildife and Parks
1,959 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Horace G. Lyons House · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Monmouth Township
6% of Monmouth Township’s land is conserved: 2,026 acres
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Monmouth Township. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #121 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
2,026 acres · of 56.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.0 mi
8.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monmouth Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monmouth Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #121 of 151 in Kansas. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monmouth Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home6% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 20%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Monmouth Township’s 6% is ahead of 89% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Monmouth Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Clinton Wildlife Area, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,026 conserved acres
6% of Monmouth Township’s land. Who manages Monmouth Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers1,990 ac
State parks1,972 ac
County17 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,990 acState Conservation Area · 1,972 acLocal Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 1,990 | Open |
| Clinton Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 1,972 | Restricted |
| Lindbloom Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Softball
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).
Horace G. Lyons HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Monmouth 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monmouth Township →
Next door
Monmouth Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Clinton Township36 miKanwaka Township25 miTecumseh Township8.7 miElk Township2.9 miMonmouth Township2.3 miWilliamsport Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 6 | 6% | C− |
| Williamsport Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 70% | C |
| Clinton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kanwaka Township | 20% | 0.6 | 820 | 11% | A− |
| Elk Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 33 | 39% | C− |
| Tecumseh Township | 1% | 0.3 | 37 | 25% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Monmouth Township
Where can I hike in Monmouth Township?
The longest trail networks: Clinton Wildlife Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Monmouth Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Monmouth Township’s trails?
Clinton Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Monmouth Township?
8.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monmouth Township?
11,993 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monmouth Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monmouth Township have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 Monmouth 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 →