Dunnegan Memorial Park
Park
48 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: en:User:Wroller; retouched by Kbh3rd · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bolivar
Bolivar has 153 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Dunnegan Memorial Park (1.1 mi). 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Bolivar, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #64 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
95 acres · of 8.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bolivar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bolivar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bolivar is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #64 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bolivar’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (153 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 74%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bolivar’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
The longest trail network is Dunnegan Memorial Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John Playter Rotary Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cribbs Family Youth Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Frisco Highline Trailhead
Managed by City of Bolivar
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Dunnegan Memorial Park48 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
John Playter Rotary Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cribbs Family Youth Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFrisco Highline Trailhead2 acres · City of Bolivar
DirectionsGirl Scout Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
95 conserved acres
2% of Bolivar’s land. Who manages Bolivar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city81 ac
County11 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Local Park · 51 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnegan Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Fullerton Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Aquatic Center And Ballfields Local Recreation Area | County | 11 | Open |
| Playter Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Bolivar Forestry Office Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
| Youth Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
20 places to go in Bolivar
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bolivar
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Tennis
14Baseball
8Soccer
5Basketball
5Tracks
3Football
3Pickleball
2Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Bolivar
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 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bolivar →
Questions about parks and trails in Bolivar
Where can I hike in Bolivar?
The longest trail networks: Dunnegan Memorial Park, 1.1 miles; John Playter Rotary Park, 0.1 miles; Cribbs Family Youth Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bolivar 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 Bolivar’s trails?
Dunnegan Memorial Park and John Playter Rotary Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bolivar?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bolivar?
1,433 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bolivar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bolivar have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #64 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 Bolivar 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 →