1
MacLennan Park
Park
209 acres8.4 mi of trail
Kaw River Red TrailBlue TrailGreen TrailGreen Trail AlternateDouble Red Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Topeka
Topeka, KS parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Topeka is conserved land, roughly 1,800 acres. There are about 72 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in MacLennan Park (8.4 mi), Dornwood Park (5.5 mi), and Gage Park (5.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Topeka, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Topeka outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
1,800 of 40,218 acres
Trails
72 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 44 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
81
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
82.1 mi
7.3 mi lanes · 44.6 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
Dornwood Park
Managed by Shawnee County Parks an Recreation
130 acres5.5 mi of trail
Dornwood Loop
Dog rules not recorded
3
Gage Park
Park
171 acres5.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Skyline Park
Park
115 acres5.1 mi of trail
North Summit LoopSunrise LoopSunset LoopSouth Summit LoopPump Track
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Kaw River State Park
Managed by Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
85 acres4.7 mi of trail
Kaw River Red TrailYellow TrailBottom DwellerRoot CanalField Trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Warren Park
Park
92 acres2.4 mi of trail
Orville Rice Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Kansas State Museum of History, Archives, and Library
Park
77 acres2.1 mi of trail
Kansas Historical Society Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Kansa Science Education Park
Park
104 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 81 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 81 parks & preserves
MacLennan Park209 acres · 8.4 mi of trail
Dornwood Park130 acres · 5.5 mi of trail · Shawnee County Parks an Recreation
Gage Park171 acres · 5.2 mi of trail
Skyline Park115 acres · 5.1 mi of trail
Kaw River State Park85 acres · 4.7 mi of trail · Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Warren Park92 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Kansas State Museum of History, Archives, and Library77 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Kansa Science Education Park104 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Felker Park70 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Clarion Woods Park64 acres · 1.7 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.
Campgrounds in Topeka
Deer Creek Valley RV Park
Lot 1In Heartland Park
Lot 2In Heartland Park
Lot 3In Heartland Park
Lot 4In Heartland Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 33.0 miUnpaved 37.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 24 trails
- Dornwood Loop4.5 mi
- Kaw River Red Trail2.9 mi
- Orville Rice Nature Trail1.7 mi
- Blue Trail1.6 mi
- North Summit Loop1.4 mi
- Clarion Woods Trail1.4 mi
- Yellow Trail1.3 mi
- Green Trail1.1 mi
- Sunrise Loop1.0 mi
- Kansas Historical Society Nature Trail0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Carousel PondDoran Rock Garden PondGarfield Park PondpondLily PondpondMccrite Plaza PondpondWestlake PondpondKansas River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,800 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes7.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths44.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes30.1 mi
- TBW 24 - Lyman/Silver Lake Bikeway (bike route)9.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis87
- Baseball33
- Soccer21
- Pickleball18
- Basketball12
- Football11
- Softball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Topeka
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,055 acLocal Conservation Area 318 acState Historic or Cultural Area 215 acState Conservation Area 95 acState Park 70 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar CrestState Historic or Cultural Area | Other state land | 215 | Open |
| Gage ParkLocal Park | County | 156 | Open |
| Dornwood ParkLocal Park | County | 129 | Open |
| Skyline Park - Burnett'S MoundLocal Conservation Area | County | 106 | Open |
| Warren ParkState Conservation Area | Other state land | 95 | Open |
| Big Shunga ParkLocal Park | County | 79 | Open |
| Grant-Bradbury ParkLocal Conservation Area | County | 75 | Open |
| Kaw River State ParkState Park | State parks | 70 | Open |
| Crestview ParkLocal Park | County | 69 | Open |
| Felker ParkLocal Park | County | 60 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
All War MemorialIn Gage Park · Memorial
Kansas Veterans' MemorialMemorial
Munn MemorialIn Gage Park · Memorial
TrailIn Kansas State Museum of History, Archives, and Library · Ruins
Walnut Grove Methodist Episcopal ChurchRuins
Foster CemeteryCemetery
Memorial Park CemeteryCemetery
Mount Auburn CemeteryCemetery
Mount Calvary CemeteryCemetery
Mount Hope CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Topeka and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Topeka'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 39.6-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.