99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Chaffee
2% of Chaffee’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Chaffee, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #95 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chaffee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chaffee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chaffee is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #95 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Chaffee’s 2% is ahead of 42% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% 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
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19 conserved acres
2% of Chaffee’s land. Who manages Chaffee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Circle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Chaffee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Chaffee
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) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chaffee →
Questions about parks and trails in Chaffee
How much of Chaffee 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.
Is there public land near Chaffee?
341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chaffee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Chaffee have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Chaffee 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 →