Hood Park
Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cuba
Cuba has 96 acres of parks, 30 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cuba, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Cuba’s land is conserved, about 68 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #79 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
68 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
96 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Cuba?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cuba have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cuba is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #79 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cuba’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (96 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home87% 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 59%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 68%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cuba’s 3% is ahead of 71% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Paul Bryan Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
68 conserved acres
3% of Cuba’s land. Who manages Cuba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city68 ac
Local Park · 68 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hood Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Tangle Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Mapleshade Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cuba
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cuba
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Basketball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Wagon Wheel Motel, Cafe and StationDistrict · listed 2003
About itUptown Cuba Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itCuba High School AnnexBuilding · listed 2013
About itCuba City JailBuilding · listed 2014
About itCuba Lodge No. 312 A.F. and A.M.Building · listed 2014
About itGeorge B. Hamilton HouseBuilding · listed 2014
About itHotel CubaBuilding · listed 2014
About itJohn Manson Munro HouseBuilding · listed 2014
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Cuba
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.4 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 Cuba →
Questions about parks and trails in Cuba
Where can I hike in Cuba?
The longest trail networks: Mapleshade Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cuba is conserved land?
3% 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 Cuba’s trails?
Hood Park and Paul Bryan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cuba?
2,810 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cuba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cuba have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #79 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 Cuba 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 →