Photo: Rowen Hansen · CC BY-SA 4.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Adrian
115 acres are parks and preserves, 62 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Adrian, 0.7 per square mile of land. 3% of Adrian’s land is conserved, about 38 acres.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Adrian?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Adrian have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Adrian is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Adrian’s 3% is ahead of 72% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Adrian City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frontier Village
38 conserved acres
3% of Adrian’s land. Who manages Adrian’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settle's Ford Gun Club Range Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 38 | Closed |
1 places to go in Adrian
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Adrian
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Adrian →
Questions about parks and trails in Adrian
Where can I hike in Adrian?
The longest trail networks: Adrian City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Adrian is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Adrian’s trails?
Adrian City Park and Frontier Village don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Adrian?
194 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adrian or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 115 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Adrian have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Adrian neighbors.
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 →