1
Prairie Lake Park
Nature preserve
172 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Holton
Holton, KS parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Holton is conserved land, roughly 232 acres. Holton has 6 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Holton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Holton outdoors
Conserved land
13%
232 of 1,756 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
6
68 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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.
2
Rafters Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Elk Horn Lake Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Chandler Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Holton
Geremy's PointIn Prairie Lake Park · City of Holtom
God's CountryIn Prairie Lake Park · City of Holtom
Main Camp SiteIn Prairie Lake Park · City of Holtom
Unnamed campground in Prairie Lake ParkCity of Holtom
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
232 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
- Baseball5
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Holton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 213 acLocal Recreation Area 19 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 180 | Open |
| Mcpherson CountyLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Rafter'S ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Elk Horn Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Chandler ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Courthouse ParkLocal Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Linscott ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Holton'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.