Greenfield Opera House Building · Photo: Kbh3rd · CC BY-SA 3.0Greenfield has 12 acres of parks, 9.4 for every 1,000 residents
55% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Greenfield, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Greenfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenfield is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenfield’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Toney Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Greenfield
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.
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Greenfield
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
January is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenfield
Where can I hike in Greenfield?
The longest trail networks: Toney Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenfield 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.
Are dogs allowed on Greenfield’s trails?
Toney Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenfield?
3,845 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenfield have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Greenfield 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 →