Photo: Kswx29 · CC BY 3.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in St. Marys
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross St. Marys, 1.6 per square mile of land. 4% of St. Marys’ land is conserved, about 28 acres. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #10 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Marys?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Marys have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Marys is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #10 of 151 in Kansas. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Marys’ 4% is ahead of 76% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
28 conserved acres
4% of St. Marys’ land. Who manages St. Marys’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Union Pacific Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in St. Marys
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
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.
1 place on the National Register
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.
The walking year in St. Marys
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Marys →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Marys
How much of St. Marys is conserved land?
4% 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 St. Marys’ trails?
Riverside Park and Flats Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Marys?
55 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Marys or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Marys have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 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 St. Marys 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 →