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Buildings in Monument Kansas 8-20-2011Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Monument Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Monument Township

20 miles of mapped trail cross Monument Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
47 acres · of 106.8 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

47 conserved acres

under 1% of Monument Township’s land. Who manages Monument Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)47 ac
Conservation Easement · 47 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 47 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Day Dream4.0 mi
County Road 2901.3 mi
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Monument 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444757667587928982695544
Rain (in)0.30.51.01.82.82.83.52.91.61.50.60.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monument Township →

Next door

Monument Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Monument Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Logansport Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oakley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Winona Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Monument Township

Is there public land near Monument Township?

292 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monument Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Monument 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 →