Onion Creek Bridge · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Parker Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Parker Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Parker Township’s land is conserved, about 333 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Parker Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parker Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Parker Township’s 2% is ahead of 51% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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
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333 conserved acres
2% of Parker Township’s land. Who manages Parker Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 323 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Williams Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Exner Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Parker 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Parker Township →
Parker Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Township | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 1% | C− |
| Coffeyville | 1% | 0.2 | 17 | 83% | B− |
| Cherokee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fawn Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Liberty 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 Parker Township
How much of Parker 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.
Is there public land near Parker Township?
702 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parker Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parker Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Parker Township 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 →