Photo: FormalDude · CC BY-SA 4.0Eureka has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Drewel Park (0.8 mi). 2% of Eureka’s land is conserved, about 161 acres. 188 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #70 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eureka?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eureka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eureka is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #70 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Eureka’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% 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 Drewel Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 13 parks & preserves
161 conserved acres
2% of Eureka’s land. Who manages Eureka’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Soetebier Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Kircher Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Berry Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Drewel Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Coffey Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Rockwoods Range State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Bowlby Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
24 places to go in Eureka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.5 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Eureka
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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eureka →
Eureka and its neighbors
Eureka has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Eureka
Where can I hike in Eureka?
The longest trail networks: Drewel Park, 0.8 miles; Hilltop Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eureka 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.
Are dogs allowed on Eureka’s trails?
Drewel Park and Hilltop Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eureka?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eureka?
18,363 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eureka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 188 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eureka have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 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 Eureka 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 →