Photo: Tristan Arbet · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Frontenac
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns · #242 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does Frontenac have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frontenac is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns, #242 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Frontenac’s under 1% is ahead of 4% 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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1 places to go in Frontenac
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.6 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 Frontenac
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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
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 Frontenac →
Frontenac and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 19% | D− |
| Des Peres | 3% | 0.1 | 8 | 72% | C+ |
| Ladue | 1% | 0.7 | 10 | 57% | B− |
| Crystal Lake Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Creve Coeur | 2% | 0.5 | 6 | 55% | C+ |
| Town and Country | 1% | 0.7 | 5 | 37% | C |
| Kirkwood | 1% | 0.5 | 10 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Frontenac
How much of Frontenac 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.
Where can I bike in Frontenac?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Frontenac?
16,575 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frontenac or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Frontenac have?
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #242 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 Frontenac 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 →