Inman Park
Park
6 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Superior Township
7% of Superior Township’s land is conserved: 1,551 acres
The biggest trail networks: Inman Park (0.6 mi). 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Superior Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,551 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Superior Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Superior Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Superior Township is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Superior Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13CParks close to home81% 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 41%
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Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Superior Township’s 7% is ahead of 91% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% 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 Inman Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McPherson Valley Wetlands
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
1,415 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,551 conserved acres
7% of Superior Township’s land. Who manages Superior Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks1,408 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)143 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,408 acConservation Easement · 143 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 143 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson Valley Wetlands State Conservation Area | State parks | 1,408 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Superior Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Superior Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 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
3Baseball
1Football
1Tennis
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 Superior 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Superior Township →
Questions about parks and trails in Superior Township
Where can I hike in Superior Township?
The longest trail networks: Inman Park, 0.6 miles; McPherson Valley Wetlands, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Superior Township is conserved land?
7% 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 Superior Township’s trails?
Inman Park and McPherson Valley Wetlands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Superior Township?
2,319 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Superior Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Superior Township have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Superior 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 →