Harold J. Evangelista Park
Park
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Black Jack
Black Jack has 73 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Black Jack, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Black Jack’s land is conserved, about 71 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #153 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
71 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
73 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Black Jack have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Black Jack is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #153 of 247 in Missouri. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Black Jack’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (73 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 38%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Black Jack’s 4% is ahead of 78% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Black Jack. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
71 conserved acres
4% of Black Jack’s land. Who manages Black Jack’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city71 ac
Local Park · 71 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelista Park Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
When to get out
The walking year in Black Jack
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 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
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 Black Jack →
Next door
Black Jack and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack | 4% | 0.2 | 11 | 42% | C+ |
| Old Jamestown | 4% | under 0.1 | 16 | 50% | C+ |
| Florissant | 5% | 0.5 | 8 | 78% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Black Jack
How much of Black Jack 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 Black Jack’s trails?
Harold J. Evangelista Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Black Jack?
13,107 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Black Jack or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Black Jack have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #153 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 Black Jack 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 →