About 30% of Strong is conserved land, roughly 12,904 acres. There are about 34 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (32.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Strong, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Strong outdoors
Conserved land
30%
12,904 of 42,448 acres
Trails
34 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 32 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
12,740 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
2,113 ac
National Park Service
31 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,111 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
Off-road bike paths0.3 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Strong
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 10,769 acConservation Easement 2,102 acAgricultural Easement 1,982 acConservation Area 31 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Greater Flint Hills FeePrivate Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
10,769
Access unknown
Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveConservation Area