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Outdoors in Kendall

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kendall

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Kendall’s land is conserved, about 18 acres. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 78 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
18 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
78 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Glenwood Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Glenwood Park

Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

18 conserved acres

4% of Kendall’s land. Who manages Kendall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources18 ac
State Park · 17 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Elroy-Sparta State Trail
State Park
State natural resources17Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Kendall

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

Playgrounds in Kendall

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

Biking & sports

1.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

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.

History →
Kendalls DepotBuilding · listed 1981
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Kendall

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253042566877817972584330
Rain (in)1.21.12.03.64.55.14.34.53.92.72.01.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kendall →

Questions about parks and trails in Kendall

Where can I hike in Kendall?

The longest trail networks: Glenwood Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Kendall’s trails?

Glenwood Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kendall?

1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Kendall?

897 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kendall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kendall 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 →