Carterville has 18 acres of parks, 8.6 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Carterville’s land is conserved, about 18 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Carterville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Carterville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Carterville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carterville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Carterville’s 1% is ahead of 29% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
18 conserved acres
1% of Carterville’s land. Who manages Carterville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Comet'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Carterville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
The walking year in Carterville
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 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
January is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carterville →
Carterville and its neighbors
Carterville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville | 1% | 0.4 | 9 | 86% | B− |
| Webb City | 3% | 0.6 | 12 | 67% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carterville
How much of Carterville 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 Carterville’s trails?
Comet Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carterville?
1,580 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carterville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carterville have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Carterville 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 →