Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Breckenridge Hills
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #205 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Breckenridge Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Breckenridge Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Breckenridge Hills is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #205 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Breckenridge Hills’ under 1% is ahead of 13% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Breckenridge Hills’ land. Who manages Breckenridge Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage And Lathan Houses Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
The walking year in Breckenridge Hills
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 Breckenridge Hills →
Breckenridge Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge Hills | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | C− |
| St. Ann | 7% | 0.6 | 12 | 90% | A− |
| Overland | 3% | 0.4 | 5 | 98% | B |
| Woodson Terrace | 4% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| St. John | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Breckenridge Hills
How much of Breckenridge Hills is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near Breckenridge Hills?
12,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Breckenridge Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Breckenridge Hills have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #205 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 Breckenridge Hills 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 →