Fred & Gertrude Leppien Memorial Park
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Smgross at English Wikipedia · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Louis
7% of St. Louis’ land is conserved: 151 acres
26 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross St. Louis, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #492 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
151 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Louis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Louis is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #492 of 701 in Michigan. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Louis’ overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13CParks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Michigan towns of 2,500+ (701)Ahead of 30%
Water is 5% of St. Louis’ area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Fred & Gertrude Leppien Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lions Park
Managed by City of St Louis
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
W.T. Morris Memorial Park
Managed by City of St. Louis
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Fred & Gertrude Leppien Memorial Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Lions Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of St Louis
DirectionsClapp Memorial Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPenny Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of St. Louis
DirectionsBarnum River Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of St. Louis
DirectionsW.T. Morris Memorial Park3 acres · City of St. Louis
DirectionsLincoln Park1 acres · City of St. Louis
DirectionsWho protects it
151 conserved acres
7% of St. Louis’ land. Water is left out: St. Louis has 3.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Louis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners76 ac
State natural resources66 ac
Town or city8 ac
Private Park · 76 acState Other or Unknown · 66 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 76 | Restricted |
| Gravel Pit State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 66 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Clapp Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
18 places to go in St. Louis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in St. Louis
W.T. Morris Memorial Swimming PoolIn W.T. Morris Memorial Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in St. Louis
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in St. Louis
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in St. Louis
2 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
11Basketball
9Baseball
3Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Saint Louis Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2014
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in St. Louis: July and September
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in St. Louis →
Next door
St. Louis and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 7% | 0.3 | 4 | 49% | C+ |
| Bethany Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 43 | 15% | C |
| Alma | 5% | 0.9 | 16 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Louis
Where can I hike in St. Louis?
The longest trail networks: Fred & Gertrude Leppien Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Lions Park, 0.3 miles; Clapp Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Louis is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on St. Louis’ trails?
Fred & Gertrude Leppien Memorial Park and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Louis?
1,484 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Louis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Louis have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #492 of 701 in Michigan. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from St. Louis 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 →