Briarbrook Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Carl Junction
Carl Junction has 134 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
4% of Carl Junction’s land is conserved, about 132 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #167 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
132 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
134 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.8 mi
5.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carl Junction have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carl Junction is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #167 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carl Junction’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (134 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home62% 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 36%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 33%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carl Junction’s 4% is ahead of 74% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carl Junction. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
132 conserved acres
4% of Carl Junction’s land. Who manages Carl Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city132 ac
Local Recreation Area · 86 acLocal Park · 46 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Disc Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 86 | Open |
| Center Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Frank Dean Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Country Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Four Oaks Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Carl Junction
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carl Junction
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Pickleball
7Baseball
5Basketball
4Tracks
2Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Carl Junction
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
January is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carl Junction →
Questions about parks and trails in Carl Junction
How much of Carl Junction 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 Carl Junction’s trails?
Briarbrook Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Carl Junction?
5.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Carl Junction?
1,629 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carl Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 134 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carl Junction have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #167 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 Carl Junction 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 →