1
Riverside Park and Zoo
Park
61 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Independence
Independence, KS parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.9% of Independence is conserved land, roughly 137 acres. Independence has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Independence, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Independence outdoors
Conserved land
2.9%
137 of 4,774 acres
Trails
0.1 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
16 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
Independence Dog Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
South 10th Street Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Robert Augustus Wesley Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
137 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
- Baseball6
- Tennis6
- Skate park1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Independence
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 132 acLocal Recreation Area 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 116 | Open |
| Independence ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Calvary CemeteryCemetery
Mount Hope CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Independence and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 2.9% | 0.1 mi | 4 |
| Independence | 1.8% | 4.6 mi | 3 |
| Sycamore | 0.6% | 25.2 mi | 4 |
| Drum Creek | 0% | 2.1 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Independence'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 22-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.