Carrollton Recerational Park
Park
40 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Carrollton
Carrollton has 141 acres of parks, 45 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Carrollton, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Carrollton Recerational Park (1.4 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #28 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
37 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
141 ac
45 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Carrollton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carrollton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carrollton is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #28 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carrollton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land45 acres of park per 1,000 residents (141 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home90% 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 77%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 89%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carrollton’s 1% is ahead of 36% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
The longest trail network is Carrollton Recerational Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 7 parks & preserves
Carrollton Recerational Park40 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWalnut hills park68 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsYMCA park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCommunal park10 acres
DirectionsMartin Park5 acres
DirectionsAdams Park4 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
37 conserved acres
1% of Carrollton’s land. Who manages Carrollton’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 by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Martin Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Walnut Hills Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Carrollton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carrollton
Carrollton Recreation ParkIn Carrollton Recerational Park
DirectionsHead Start PlaygroundIn Walnut hills park
DirectionsMiddle school playground
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Carrollton
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.4 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 Carrollton →
Questions about parks and trails in Carrollton
Where can I hike in Carrollton?
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.
How much of Carrollton is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Carrollton’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?
152 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrollton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 141 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carrollton have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #28 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 Carrollton 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 →