Independence Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Berkeley
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Berkeley
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Berkeley, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Berkeley’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #114 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
64 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
8.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Berkeley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Berkeley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berkeley is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #114 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Berkeley’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (68 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 54%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Berkeley’s 2% is ahead of 50% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Berkeley. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
2% of Berkeley’s land. Who manages Berkeley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city62 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 63 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khoury League Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Ramona Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Independence Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Frostwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Jackson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Edgewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Frost Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Jefferson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Berkeley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Berkeley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The walking year in Berkeley
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 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 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). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Berkeley →
Next door
Berkeley and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hazelwood7.9 miFerguson1.6 miBerkeley0.5 miSt. John0.4 miBel-Ridge0.1 miKinloch0.0 miWoodson Terrace0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Kinloch | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hazelwood | 10% | 0.5 | 7 | 91% | B+ |
| Woodson Terrace | 4% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| St. John | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Ferguson | 2% | 0.3 | 7 | 97% | B− |
| Bel-Ridge | 4% | 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Berkeley
How much of Berkeley is conserved land?
2% 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 Berkeley’s trails?
Independence Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Berkeley?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Berkeley?
14,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berkeley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Berkeley have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Berkeley 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 →