Shawnee South Community Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wakarusa Hotel · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Williamsport Township
Williamsport Township has 88 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Williamsport Township. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #114 of 151 in Kansas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
63 acres · of 39.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamsport Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamsport Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #114 of 151 in Kansas. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamsport Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical KS town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · KS 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · KS 13 · U.S. 13BParks close to home70% 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 30%
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Kansas towns of 2,500+ (151)Ahead of 25%
Few Kansas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Williamsport Township’s under 1% is ahead of 19% of Kansas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Montara South Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Montara North Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Shawnee South Community Park22 acres
Grant Bradbury Park3 acres
DirectionsMontara South Park3 acres
Montara North Park3 acres
Heartland Park1 acres
Who protects it
63 conserved acres
under 1% of Williamsport Township’s land. Who manages Williamsport Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County63 ac
Local Park · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee South Community Park Local Park | County | 63 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Baseball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Wakarusa HotelBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Williamsport 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williamsport Township →
Next door
Williamsport Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Topeka72 miTopeka Township7.4 miRidgeway Township4.0 miMonmouth Township2.3 miAuburn Township0.8 miWilliamsport Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsport Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 21 | 70% | C |
| Monmouth Township | 6% | under 0.1 | 6 | 6% | C− |
| Topeka Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Topeka | 5% | 1.2 | 23 | 88% | A− |
| Auburn Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 38% | D |
| Ridgeway Township | 1% | 0.1 | 130 | 21% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Williamsport Township
How much of Williamsport 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 Williamsport Township’s trails?
Shawnee South Community Park and Grant Bradbury Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Williamsport Township?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Williamsport Township?
4,618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamsport Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Williamsport Township have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Williamsport 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 →