J.C. Penney Boyhood Home
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hamilton
Hamilton has 5 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Hamilton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hamilton is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hamilton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hamilton’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Hamilton. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
6 places to go in Hamilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Hamilton
Hamilton Municipal Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hamilton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Switzer, P.A. ResidenceBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Hamilton
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 →
Questions about parks and trails in Hamilton
How much of Hamilton 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’s trails?
J.C. Penney Boyhood Home doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hamilton?
168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hamilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hamilton have?
Ahead of 17% 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 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 →