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Mine Creek Bridge · Photo: g.Todd Comer · CC BY-SA 4.016% of Potosi Township’s land is conserved, about 5,750 acres. The biggest trail networks: Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge (0.9 mi). 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Potosi Township.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Potosi Township is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Potosi Township’s 16% is ahead of 98% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
16% of Potosi Township’s land. Who manages Potosi Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 6,535 | Restricted |
| Marais Des Cygne Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 2,432 | Restricted |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
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.
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 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Potosi Township →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Township | 16% | under 0.1 | 131 | 43% | B |
| Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sheridan 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.
The longest trail networks: Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, 0.9 miles; Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
16% 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.
Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge and Marais des Cygnes Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
1,388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Potosi Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 316 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 62% 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Potosi Township neighbors.
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 →