Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crocketts Bluff Hunting Lodge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in St. Charles
Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Charles
9% of St. Charles’ land is conserved, about 52 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross St. Charles, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
9%
52 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
9% of St. Charles’ land. Who manages St. Charles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service103 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 103 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 103 | Restricted |
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in St. Charles
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
September is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Charles →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Charles
Are dogs allowed on St. Charles’ trails?
Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Charles?
39 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Charles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from St. Charles neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →