James A. Reed Wildlife Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
781 acres6.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenwood
24% of Greenwood’s land is conserved: 807 acres
7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Greenwood, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: James A. Reed Wildlife Area (6.6 mi), Joel Dean Hitt Park (0.6 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #10 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
807 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Greenwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenwood is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #10 of 247 in Missouri. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 96%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Greenwood’s 24% is ahead of 100% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 96% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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
The longest trail network is James A. Reed Wildlife Area, with 6.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Joel Dean Hitt Park
Park
21 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Freedom Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
807 conserved acres
24% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Not recorded784 ac
State Conservation Area · 784 acLocal Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed (James A.) Memorial Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 784 | Restricted |
| Joel Dean Hitt Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Freedom Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Greenwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenwood
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Greenwood
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenwood →
Next door
Greenwood and its neighbors
Greenwood has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | 24% | 1.5 | 6 | 91% | A− |
| Lee's Summit | 11% | 0.6 | 31 | 79% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood
Where can I hike in Greenwood?
The longest trail networks: James A. Reed Wildlife Area, 6.6 miles; Joel Dean Hitt Park, 0.6 miles; Freedom Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenwood is conserved land?
24% 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 Greenwood’s trails?
James A. Reed Wildlife Area and Joel Dean Hitt Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenwood?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenwood?
15,118 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 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 Greenwood neighbors.
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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 →