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Glen Elder State Park
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
1,236 acres3.3 mi of trail
Waconda TrailWaconda Springs Replica Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Glen Elder
Glen Elder, KS parks, trails & bike paths
About 27% of Glen Elder is conserved land, roughly 6,091 acres. There are about 6.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Glen Elder State Park (3.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Glen Elder, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Glen Elder outdoors
Conserved land
27%
6,091 of 22,947 acres
Trails
6.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Glen Elder
Glen Elder State Park Cheyenne CampgroundIn Glen Elder State Park
Glen Elder State Park Kanza CampgroundIn Glen Elder State Park
Glen Elder State Park Kaw CampgroundIn Glen Elder State Park
Glen Elder State Park Kiowa CampgroundIn Glen Elder State Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.4 miUnpaved 2.5 mi
- Waconda Trail2.4 mi
- Waconda Springs Replica Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
6,091 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Beach volleyball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Glen Elder
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 3,702 acState Park 1,631 acState Conservation Area 758 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Elder ReservoirResource Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 3,702 | Open |
| Glen Elder State ParkState Park | Other state land | 1,631 | Open |
| Glen Elder Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 758 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Hopewell ChurchIn Glen Elder State Park · Building
Waconda Springs ReplicaIn Glen Elder State Park · Memorial
Glenwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Glen Elder and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Elder | 26.5% | 6.1 mi | 1 |
| Cawker | 34.3% | 1.1 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Glen Elder's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.