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Gove County sign in Oakley, Kansas 8-20-2011Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Oakley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Oakley Township

23 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 59 miles of mapped trail cross Oakley Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 107.4 sq mi of land
Trails
59 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Bertrand Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bertrand Park

Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Annie Oakley Park

Park
15 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

4 places to go in Oakley Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Oakley Township

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.2 mi
Topeka3.0 mi
County Road 4501.2 mi
Gove 101.0 mi
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
1Equestrian

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Lake of the Forest Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1996
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Oakley 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)444757667687928982695544
Rain (in)0.40.51.11.83.02.83.42.81.61.60.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oakley Township →

Next door

Oakley Township and its neighbors

Oakley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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

Where can I hike in Oakley Township?

The longest trail networks: Bertrand Park, 0.3 miles; Annie Oakley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Oakley Township’s trails?

Bertrand Park and Annie Oakley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Oakley Township?

21 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oakley 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 →