Nall Park
Park
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Master BlasterBeyond ThunderdomeRoPo Flo
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Roeland Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Roeland Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Nall Park (0.6 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Roeland Park, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #45 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
28 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.2 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 1.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Roeland Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Roeland Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roeland Park is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #45 of 151 in Kansas. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Roeland Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · KS 76% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 71%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Roeland Park’s 3% is ahead of 61% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Nall Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
R Park
Managed by City of Roeland Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cooper Creek Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
3% of Roeland Park’s land. Who manages Roeland Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
County3 ac
Local Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nall Neighborhood Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Roeland Park Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| R Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Roeland Park Aquatic Center Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Cooper Creek Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Roeland Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Roeland Park
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Roeland Park
12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Roeland Park
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 mi
Master Blaster0.3 mi
Beyond Thunderdome0.2 mi
RoPo Flo0.2 mi
Biking & sports
5.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
1.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
3Soccer
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Roeland Park
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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Roeland Park →
Next door
Roeland Park and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roeland Park | 3% | 0.5 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Mission | 2% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | B |
| Fairway | 2% | 0.3 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
| Westwood | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Kansas City | 3% | 0.4 | 17 | 64% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Roeland Park
Where can I hike in Roeland Park?
The longest trail networks: Nall Park, 0.6 miles; R Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Roeland Park 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 Roeland Park’s trails?
Nall Park and R Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Roeland Park?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of painted or protected lanes, 1.7 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Roeland Park?
13,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roeland Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Roeland Park have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #45 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 Roeland Park 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 →