Kathie Simpkins Park
Managed by City of East Prairie, MO
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in East Prairie
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in East Prairie
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of East Prairie’s land is conserved, about 33 acres. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #112 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
33 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is East Prairie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Prairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Prairie is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #112 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Prairie’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 55%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so East Prairie’s 4% is ahead of 76% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
A.E. Davis Park
Managed by City of East Prairie, MO
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
4% of East Prairie’s land. Who manages East Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city33 ac
Local Park · 30 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| East Prairie Swimming Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Sam Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in East Prairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in East Prairie
2 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in East Prairie
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 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in East Prairie →
Questions about parks and trails in East Prairie
How much of East Prairie is conserved land?
4% 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 East Prairie’s trails?
Kathie Simpkins Park and A.E. Davis Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Prairie?
789 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does East Prairie have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #112 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 East Prairie 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 →