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Outdoors in Sycamore Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sycamore Township

13% of Sycamore Township’s land is conserved, about 9,532 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Sycamore Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
9,532 acres · of 114.0 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

9,532 conserved acres

13% of Sycamore Township’s land. Who manages Sycamore Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)8,464 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits7,508 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4,005 ac
Joint385 ac
Agricultural Easement · 10,616 acConservation Easement · 8,479 acPrivate Conservation · 882 acUnknown Easement · 385 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,650 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Greater Flint Hills Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits882Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Sycamore Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Sycamore Township

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Sycamore 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)424657677585908981695644
Rain (in)0.81.52.53.55.65.24.54.03.73.21.91.4

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sycamore Township →

Next door

Sycamore Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sycamore Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chelsea Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lincoln Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Salem Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Matfield 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 Sycamore Township

Is there public land near Sycamore Township?

3,714 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sycamore Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sycamore 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 →