Centralia City Recreation Park
Managed by City of Centralia
31 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: HornColumbia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Centralia
Centralia has 49 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Centralia City Recreation Park (0.6 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Centralia, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #89 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
43 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Centralia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Centralia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centralia is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #89 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 Centralia’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 (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−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 58%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 64%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Centralia’s 2% is ahead of 58% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% 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
The longest trail network is Centralia City Recreation Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nathan A. Toalson Bicentennial Park
Managed by City of Centralia
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Jaycee Park
Managed by City of Centralia
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
City Square Park
Managed by City of Centralia
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
2% of Centralia’s land. Who manages Centralia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city43 ac
Local Park · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Nathan A. Toalson Bicentennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| City Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Centralia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Centralia
Purple PlaygroundIn Centralia City Recreation Park
DirectionsYellow PlaygroundIn Centralia City Recreation Park
DirectionsPlus 8 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
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
1Skate park
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).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Centralia
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 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Centralia →
Questions about parks and trails in Centralia
Where can I hike in Centralia?
The longest trail networks: Centralia City Recreation Park, 0.6 miles; Nathan A. Toalson Bicentennial Park, 0.3 miles; Jaycee Park, 0.1 miles; City Square Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Centralia 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 Centralia’s trails?
Centralia City Recreation Park and Nathan A. Toalson Bicentennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Centralia?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Centralia?
83 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centralia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Centralia have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #89 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 Centralia 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 →