Florissant Community Center Grounds
Park
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Florissant
Florissant has 6.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Florissant Community Center Grounds (0.6 mi), Coldwater Commons Park (0.5 mi). 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Florissant’s land is conserved, about 384 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #78 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
384 acres · of 12.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
408 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.7 mi
7.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Florissant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Florissant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Florissant is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #78 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Florissant’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (408 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home78% 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 69%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Florissant’s 5% is ahead of 81% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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
The longest trail network is Florissant Community Center Grounds, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 17 parks & preserves
Florissant Community Center Grounds23 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsColdwater Commons Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsMullanphy Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSunset Park83 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSaint Ferdinand Park65 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDunegant Park53 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKoch Park35 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Behlmann Park17 acres
Bangert Park15 acres
DirectionsDuchesne Park9 acres
Manion Park6 acres
Spanish Land Grant Park3 acres
Tower Court Park3 acres
DirectionsLoretto Manor Park2 acres
Blackfoot Park1 acres
Little Woods Park1 acres
Davison Park1 acres · City of Florissant
Who protects it
384 conserved acres
5% of Florissant’s land. Who manages Florissant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city382 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 331 acLocal Recreation Area · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 91 | Open |
| Koch Park Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| St Ferdinand Park Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Dunegant Skateboard Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Florissant Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Bangert Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Coldwater Commons Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Mullanphy Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Duchesne Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Manion Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Florissant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Florissant
Playgrounds in Florissant
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Florissant
Florissant Dog ParkIn Duchesne Park
DirectionsScenic views in Florissant
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Baseball
18Tennis
4Pickleball
3Soccer
3Basketball
2Football
1Volleyball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →38 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
John B. Myers HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itBaptiste G. Aubuchon HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itArchambault HouseBuilding · listed 1976
About itCasa AlvarezBuilding · listed 1976
About itJohn B. Myers House and BarnBuilding · listed 1977
About itBockwrath-Wiese HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itAugust Aubuchon HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itBarteau HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itBarton HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itBouas HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itDouglas HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itFrank Moellring HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About it26 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Florissant
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Florissant →
Next door
Florissant and its neighbors
Florissant has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florissant | 5% | 0.5 | 8 | 78% | B |
| Hazelwood | 10% | 0.5 | 7 | 91% | B+ |
| Old Jamestown | 4% | under 0.1 | 16 | 50% | C+ |
| Black Jack | 4% | 0.2 | 11 | 42% | C+ |
| Ferguson | 2% | 0.3 | 7 | 97% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Florissant
Where can I hike in Florissant?
The longest trail networks: Florissant Community Center Grounds, 0.6 miles; Coldwater Commons Park, 0.5 miles; Mullanphy Park, 0.3 miles; Sunset Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Florissant is conserved land?
5% 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 Florissant’s trails?
Florissant Community Center Grounds and Coldwater Commons Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Florissant?
7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Florissant?
17,150 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florissant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 408 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Florissant have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #78 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 Florissant 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 →