Jones Park
Park
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Osage City
Osage City has 61 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Osage City’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #93 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
54 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Osage City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Osage City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osage City is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #93 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Osage City’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home85% 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 43%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 39%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Osage City’s 3% is ahead of 62% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 2% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Huffman Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lincoln Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
3% of Osage City’s land. Who manages Osage City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city54 ac
Local Park · 54 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Youth Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Licoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Santa Fe Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Osage City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Osage City
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Osage City
City lake boat ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Osage City
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Osage City →
Next door
Osage City and its neighbors
Osage City has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage City | 3% | under 0.1 | 22 | 85% | C+ |
| Grant 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 Osage City
How much of Osage City 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 Osage City’s trails?
Jones Park and Huffman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Osage City?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Osage City?
18,294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osage City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Osage City have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 of 151 in Kansas. 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 Osage City 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 →