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Aerial view of Carrollton, Missouri - 9-2-2013Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Carrollton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Carrollton Township

The biggest trail networks: Carrollton Recerational Park (1.4 mi). 124 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Carrollton Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
37 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1234
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 Carrollton Recerational Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Carrollton Recerational Park

Park
39 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Walnut hills park

Park
53 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Communal park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Memorial Park

Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Carrollton Recerational Park39 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Directions
Memorial Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Walnut hills park53 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Communal park10 acres
Directions
Martin Park5 acres
Directions
Adams Park4 acres
Directions
YMCA park1 acres
Directions
Meadow Ridge Park1 acres
Directions
Who protects it

37 conserved acres

under 1% of Carrollton Township’s land. Who manages Carrollton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city37 ac
Local Park · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Carrollton Recreation Park
Local Park
Town or city29Open
Martin Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
Walnut Hills Ball Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city3Open
Things to do

14 places to go in Carrollton Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Carrollton Township
Carrollton Recreation ParkIn Carrollton Recerational Park
Directions
Head Start PlaygroundIn Walnut hills park
Directions
Middle school playground
Directions

Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers

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
5Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Carrollton Township

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)374354657584888679675341
Rain (in)1.41.82.74.05.25.14.54.24.13.12.31.6

January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carrollton Township →

Next door

Carrollton Township and its neighbors

Carrollton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Carrollton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wakenda Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Carrollton Township

Where can I hike in Carrollton Township?

The longest trail networks: Carrollton Recerational Park, 1.4 miles; Walnut hills park, 0.1 miles; Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Carrollton Township’s trails?

Carrollton Recerational Park and Walnut hills park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Carrollton Township?

246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrollton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carrollton Township 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 →