Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Eldon
2% of Eldon’s land is conserved, about 41 acres. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #189 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does Eldon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eldon is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #189 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Eldon’s 2% is ahead of 44% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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41 conserved acres
2% of Eldon’s land. Who manages Eldon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airpark Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Mcmillan Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Apperson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Rock Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wilson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Eldon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Eldon
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 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eldon →
Questions about parks and trails in Eldon
How much of Eldon 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 Eldon?
62 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eldon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eldon have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #189 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 Eldon 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 →