Jellystone Park of Branson
Park
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Forsyth
Forsyth has 52 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Forsyth, 1.3 per square mile of land. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Forsyth’s land is conserved, about 112 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #88 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
112 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Forsyth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forsyth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forsyth is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #88 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forsyth’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
LessMore
Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 65%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Forsyth’s 5% is ahead of 84% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
112 conserved acres
5% of Forsyth’s land. Who manages Forsyth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers146 ac
Recreation Management Area · 112 acFederal Other or Unknown · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Shoals Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 112 | Open |
| Shadow Rock Park Federal Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 35 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Forsyth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forsyth
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.5 miUnpaved · 4.5 mi
Upper Turkey0.7 mi
Forsyth Shake to Roston Run0.6 mi
Como Crusier0.6 mi
Buck Down Loop0.5 mi
Shadow Rock0.5 mi
Boulder Dash0.4 mi
Walleye Whip0.3 mi
Shoals Ramble0.3 mi
Cardinal Falls0.2 mi
Bull Rush0.2 mi
1 more trails
Hunters Hollow
0.2 miBiking & 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
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Swan Creek BridgeStructure · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Forsyth
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 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forsyth →
Questions about parks and trails in Forsyth
How much of Forsyth 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 Forsyth’s trails?
Jellystone Park of Branson doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forsyth?
37,532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forsyth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forsyth have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Forsyth neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →