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Warner Memorial Park
Park
86 acres2.6 mi of trail
Warner Park TrailPrimrose
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Manhattan
Manhattan, KS parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Manhattan is conserved land, roughly 584 acres. There are about 42 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Warner Memorial Park (2.6 mi), Southeast Park (1.7 mi), and Bluemont Hill Park (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Manhattan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Manhattan outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
584 of 13,014 acres
Trails
42 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 14 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
20.3 mi
8.8 mi lanes · 4.8 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
Southeast Park
Managed by Manhattan Parks and Recreation
33 acres1.7 mi of trail
Manhattan River TrailsLinear Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bluemont Hill Park
Park
14 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Frank Anneberg Park
Park
90 acres1.3 mi of trail
Anneberg Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Roger Schultz Community Park
Managed by City of Manhattan
75 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
6
Wildcat Creek Linear Park
Park
34 acres1 mi of trail
Linear Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
CiCo Park
Park
89 acres0.5 mi of trail
CiCo Park Excersice Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Girl Scout Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Jorgenson Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 32 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 32 parks & preserves
Warner Memorial Park86 acres · 2.6 mi of trail
Southeast Park33 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Manhattan Parks and Recreation
Bluemont Hill Park14 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Frank Anneberg Park90 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Roger Schultz Community Park75 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Manhattan
Wildcat Creek Linear Park34 acres · 1 mi of trail
CiCo Park89 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Girl Scout Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Michael-Ross Audubon Preserve28 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society
City Park46 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Manhattan
Sunset Hill1,185 ft elevation
Longview Hill1,152 ft elevation
Rocky Hill1,138 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 14.5 miUnpaved 16.7 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- Linear Trail5.5 mi
- Manhattan River Trails5.1 mi
- McCall Multi-use Path1.0 mi
- Anneberg Park Trail0.9 mi
- Warner Park Trail0.6 mi
- Jorgenson Trail0.5 mi
- Cesil Best Birding Trail0.3 mi
- Garden Way Pathway0.2 mi
- Hudson Nature Trail0.2 mi
- Sharingbrook Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
584 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes8.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes6.6 mi
- Linear Trail (bike route)5.5 mi
- Manhattan River Trails (bike route)5.1 mi
- Anneberg Park Trail (bike route)0.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball34
- Basketball33
- Tennis32
- Tracks11
- Soccer7
- Football7
- Beach volleyball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Manhattan
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 541 acLocal Recreation Area 39 acPrivate Other or Unknown 4 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 156 | Open |
| Cico ParkLocal Park | County | 86 | Open |
| Frank Anneberg ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Warner Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Park At Lee MillLocal Park | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Manhattan City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Optimist ParkLocal Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
| Eisenhower Baseball ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Girl Scout ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Northview ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
2008 Tornado MemorialMemorial
Amanda Arnold ArchMonument
Bluemont BellMemorial
Class of 1908 SundialMemorial
K-State Sesquicentennial MonumentMonument
Kansas Forest Service Honor GroveMemorial
Riley County Veterans MemorialWar memorial
Second Pilgrim Baptist ChurchChurch
Vietnam War MemorialWar memorial
World War II MemorialMemorial
Nearby
Manhattan and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Manhattan'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 28.7-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.