Butler Fair Grounds
Managed by City of Butler
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Keith Snyder · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Butler
Butler has 61 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Butler’s land is conserved, about 46 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Butler, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #82 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
46 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Butler?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Butler have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Butler is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #82 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Butler’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 67%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Butler’s 2% is ahead of 43% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
South Park
Managed by City of Butler
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Jaycee Park
Managed by City of Butler
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
North Park
Managed by City of Butler
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Butler Fair Grounds26 acres · City of Butler
South Park11 acres · City of Butler
DirectionsJaycee Park6 acres · City of Butler
DirectionsNorth Park1 acres · City of Butler
Boy Scout Park1 acres · City of Butler
Tingler Park1 acres · City of Butler
Who protects it
46 conserved acres
2% of Butler’s land. Who manages Butler’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city46 ac
Local Recreation Area · 25 acLocal Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Park Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| South Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Douglas Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tingler Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Boy Scout Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
18 places to go in Butler
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Butler
Lap Pool
DirectionsWading and Shallow Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Butler
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Tennis
4Baseball
1Soccer
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Butler
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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Butler →
Questions about parks and trails in Butler
How much of Butler 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 Butler’s trails?
Butler Fair Grounds and South Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Butler?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Butler?
542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butler or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Butler have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #82 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 Butler 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 →