Black Kettle State Fishing Lake
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mound Township
Mound Township has 24 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mound Township. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mound Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mound Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mound Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home78% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Mound Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mound 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 C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
William P. Pack Memorial Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Black Kettle East/West Parks
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
3 places to go in Mound Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mound Township
Black Kettle Park EastIn Black Kettle East/West Parks
DirectionsBlack Kettle Park WestIn Black Kettle East/West Parks
DirectionsBoat launches in Mound Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Mound 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mound Township →
Next door
Mound Township and its neighbors
Mound Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 78% | C− |
| Lone Tree 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 Mound Township
How much of Mound Township 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 Mound Township’s trails?
Black Kettle State Fishing Lake and William P. Pack Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mound Township?
896 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mound Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mound Township have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Mound 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 →