Hamilton City Lake
Managed by City of Hamilton
160 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hamilton Township
Hamilton Township has 166 acres of parks, 79 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hamilton City Lake (0.5 mi). 5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Hamilton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
166 ac
79 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamilton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land79 acres of park per 1,000 residents (166 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home71% 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 42%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamilton Township’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Hamilton City Lake, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
J.C. Penney Boyhood Home
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
9 places to go in Hamilton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hamilton Township
Hamilton Municipal Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hamilton Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Hamilton Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Hamilton Township
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
County Road 540.2 mi
Cort 540.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Hamilton Township
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hamilton Township →
Next door
Hamilton Township and its neighbors
Hamilton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sheridan Township5.7 miHamilton Township5.1 miGomer Township3.8 miKingston Township3.6 miKidder Township2.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 79 | 71% | C+ |
| Sheridan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gomer Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kidder Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Kingston Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton Township
Where can I hike in Hamilton Township?
The longest trail networks: Hamilton City Lake, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hamilton Township 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 Hamilton Township’s trails?
Hamilton City Lake and J.C. Penney Boyhood Home don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hamilton Township?
787 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 166 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Hamilton Township 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 →