Greenstreet park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Spearville Township
Spearville Township has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
225 acres · of 184.9 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spearville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spearville Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spearville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13CParks close to home55% 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 16%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Spearville Township’s under 1% is ahead of 17% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Spearville Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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.
Who protects it
225 conserved acres
under 1% of Spearville Township’s land. Who manages Spearville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)153 ac
State parks72 ac
Conservation Easement · 153 acState Conservation Area · 72 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hain State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 72 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Spearville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Spearville Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Softball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Santa Fe Trail-Ford County Segment 2Site · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Spearville 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spearville Township →
Next door
Spearville Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bucklin Township17 miGrandview Township16 miSpearville Township10 miFord Township7.2 miSawlog Township6.6 miWheatland Township2.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearville Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 55% | C− |
| Ford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wheatland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grandview Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bucklin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sawlog 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 Spearville Township
How much of Spearville 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 Spearville Township’s trails?
Greenstreet park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spearville Township?
535 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spearville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spearville Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Spearville 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 →