Bolton Wildlife Area
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
627 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Newbury Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Newbury Township
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Newbury Township. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
835 acres · of 78.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Newbury Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newbury Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newbury Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newbury Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Newbury Township’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Newbury 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
835 conserved acres
2% of Newbury Township’s land. Who manages Newbury Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks627 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits208 ac
State Conservation Area · 627 acConservation Easement · 208 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 208 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 627 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Newbury Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Newbury Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 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
2Baseball
2Basketball
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).
Snokomo SchoolBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Newbury 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 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Newbury Township →
Next door
Newbury Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| Wabaunsee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mill Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mission Creek 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 Newbury Township
How much of Newbury Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Newbury Township’s trails?
Bolton Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Newbury Township?
164 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newbury Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newbury Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Newbury 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 →