Bertrand Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakley
Oakley has 23 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Oakley, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Oakley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakley is ahead of 41% 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 Oakley’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 41%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Oakley’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
The longest trail network is Bertrand Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Annie Oakley Park
Park
18 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
4 places to go in Oakley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oakley
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Oakley
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
History →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.
Oakley High School StadiumBuilding · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Oakley
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 87 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 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 Oakley →
Questions about parks and trails in Oakley
Where can I hike in Oakley?
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.
How much of Oakley 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 Oakley’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?
21 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oakley have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Oakley 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 →