McPherson-Holland House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Glendale has 1 acre of parks, 0.1 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Glendale, 1.3 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #160 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Glendale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Glendale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glendale is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #160 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Glendale’s under 1% is ahead of 9% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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 conserved acres
under 1% of Glendale’s land. Who manages Glendale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Glendale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Glendale
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 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 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 Glendale →
Glendale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | under 1% | 1.3 | under 1 | 80% | C+ |
| Kirkwood | 1% | 0.5 | 10 | 80% | B− |
| Oakland | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Rock Hill | 2% | 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Webster Groves | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 92% | B |
| Warson Woods | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 74% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Glendale
How much of Glendale 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 Glendale?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Glendale?
15,800 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Glendale have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #160 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 Glendale 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 →