Bonne Terre Park
Park
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Paul Sableman from St. Louis, MO · CC BY 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bonne Terre
Bonne Terre has 61 acres of parks, 9.1 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Bonne Terre’s land is conserved, about 44 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bonne Terre, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #158 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
44 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
9.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bonne Terre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bonne Terre is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #158 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bonne Terre’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home52% 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 39%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 36%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bonne Terre’s 2% is ahead of 43% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
44 conserved acres
2% of Bonne Terre’s land. Who manages Bonne Terre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city44 ac
Local Park · 31 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Bonne Terre Baseball Association Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bonne Terre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Bonne Terre
Boone Terre City LakeIn Lakeview Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Basketball
4Baseball
1Football
1Volleyball
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).
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Bonne Terre
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 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
January is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bonne Terre →
Questions about parks and trails in Bonne Terre
How much of Bonne Terre 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 Bonne Terre’s trails?
Bonne Terre Park and Lakeview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bonne Terre?
11,057 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bonne Terre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bonne Terre have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Bonne Terre 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 →