Crosby Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lewis Shaw Coleman House · Photo: Johnston9494 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Aurora
Aurora has 191 acres of parks, 26 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Aurora. 5% of Aurora’s land is conserved, about 190 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #124 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
190 acres · of 6.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
191 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aurora have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aurora is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #124 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aurora’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (191 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 50%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Aurora’s 5% is ahead of 79% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Aurora. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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
190 conserved acres
5% of Aurora’s land. Who manages Aurora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city190 ac
Local Park · 190 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Park Local Park | Town or city | 150 | Open |
| White Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Crosby Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Aurora
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Aurora
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
7Baseball
1Basketball
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).
Lewis Shaw Coleman HouseBuilding · listed 2016
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Aurora
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Aurora →
Questions about parks and trails in Aurora
How much of Aurora is conserved land?
5% 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 Aurora’s trails?
Crosby Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Aurora?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Aurora?
362 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aurora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 191 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Aurora have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Aurora 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 →