Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Elsberry has 20 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Page Branch Park (0.8 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Elsberry, 0.7 per square mile of land. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Elsberry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Elsberry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elsberry is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Elsberry’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 82% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Page Branch Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 places to go in Elsberry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 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 Elsberry
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) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elsberry →
Questions about parks and trails in Elsberry
Where can I hike in Elsberry?
The longest trail networks: Page Branch Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elsberry is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Elsberry’s trails?
Page Branch Park and Elsberry City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elsberry?
3,106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elsberry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elsberry have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Elsberry 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 →