Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bel-Ridge
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bel-Ridge, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Bel-Ridge’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bel-Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bel-Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bel-Ridge is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bel-Ridge’s 4% is ahead of 73% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Endicott Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17 conserved acres
4% of Bel-Ridge’s land. Who manages Bel-Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Unkown Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
1 places to go in Bel-Ridge
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.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Bel-Ridge
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bel-Ridge →
Bel-Ridge and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Bel-Ridge
Where can I hike in Bel-Ridge?
The longest trail networks: Endicott Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bel-Ridge is conserved land?
4% 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 Bel-Ridge’s trails?
Endicott Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bel-Ridge?
13,156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bel-Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bel-Ridge have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Bel-Ridge 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 →