Photo: KOMUnews · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Glasgow
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Glasgow, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Glasgow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Glasgow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glasgow is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. 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 Glasgow’s 1% is ahead of 25% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% 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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8 conserved acres
1% of Glasgow’s land. Who manages Glasgow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stump Island Park Access Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 8 | Closed |
3 places to go in Glasgow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 campground without a name on the map.
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Glasgow
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 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 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 Glasgow →
Questions about parks and trails in Glasgow
How much of Glasgow is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Glasgow?
1,076 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glasgow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Glasgow have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Glasgow 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 →