Photo: JonHarder · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in North Newton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross North Newton, 3.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Chisholm Trail Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Newton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Newton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Newton is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so North Newton’s 3% is ahead of 58% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Chisholm Trail Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Grove
15 conserved acres
3% of North Newton’s land. Who manages North Newton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Unknown Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
1 named trail
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in North Newton
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 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Newton →
North Newton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Newton | 3% | 3.7 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Newton | 1% | 0.5 | 9 | 77% | B− |
| Newton Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 23 | 85% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Newton
Where can I hike in North Newton?
The longest trail networks: Chisholm Trail Park, 0.8 miles; Memorial Grove, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Newton is conserved land?
3% 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 North Newton’s trails?
Chisholm Trail Park and Memorial Grove don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Newton?
1,303 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Newton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does North Newton have?
Ahead of 88% 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 North Newton 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 →