Clutter Memorial Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sherlock Township
Sherlock Township has 135 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
19 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #103 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 161.9 sq mi of land
Trails
135 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Sherlock Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sherlock Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sherlock Township is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #103 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sherlock Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (135 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13CParks close to home70% 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 37%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 32%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sherlock Township’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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 Clutter Memorial Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sonnie Baird Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Holcomb Recreation Athletic Fields
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
5 places to go in Sherlock Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Sherlock Township
Sonnie Baird Swimming PoolIn Sonnie Baird Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Sherlock Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sherlock Township: April and May
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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sherlock Township →
Next door
Sherlock Township and its neighbors
Sherlock Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Terry Township164 miSherlock Township135 miGarden City Township70 miEast Hibbard Township58 miDeerfield Township23 miIvanhoe Township19 miSouthside Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Township | under 1% | 0.8 | 6 | 70% | C+ |
| Garden City Township | 5% | 0.6 | under 1 | 4% | C |
| Ivanhoe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Terry Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Southside Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Deerfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Hibbard 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 Sherlock Township
Where can I hike in Sherlock Township?
The longest trail networks: Clutter Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sherlock Township 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 Sherlock Township’s trails?
Clutter Memorial Park and Sonnie Baird Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sherlock Township?
245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherlock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sherlock Township have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Sherlock Township 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 →