Wamego Recreation Complex
Park
41 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cassius and Adelia Baker House · Photo: PowercatPark · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wamego
Wamego has 87 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wamego Recreation Complex (0.9 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Wamego, 0.5 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #41 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
50 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wamego?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wamego have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wamego is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #41 of 151 in Kansas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wamego’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13BParks close to home76% 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 65%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 73%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wamego’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Wamego Recreation Complex, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Miller Family Nature Preserve
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Wamego Recreation Complex41 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsPennyland Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsCity Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMiller Family Nature Preserve20 acres
Riverfront Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
50 conserved acres
3% of Wamego’s land. Who manages Wamego’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city50 ac
Local Recreation Area · 37 acLocal Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wamego Recreation Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Wamego City Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Wamego
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wamego
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Wamego
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Wamego
Wamego Community Garden
DirectionsBiking & 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
6Pickleball
6Tennis
4Baseball
2Tracks
2Basketball
2Softball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places 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.
When to get out
The walking year in Wamego
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 | 86 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wamego →
Next door
Wamego and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wamego | 3% | 0.5 | 20 | 76% | B |
| Wamego Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 66% | C |
| Wabaunsee 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 Wamego
Where can I hike in Wamego?
The longest trail networks: Wamego Recreation Complex, 0.9 miles; Pennyland Park, 0.3 miles; City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wamego is conserved land?
3% 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 Wamego’s trails?
Wamego Recreation Complex and Pennyland Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wamego?
99 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wamego or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wamego have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Wamego 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 →