Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.010% of Hanley Hills’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10% of Hanley Hills’ land is conserved, about 20 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hanley Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hanley Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanley Hills is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hanley Hills’ 10% is ahead of 96% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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20 conserved acres
10% of Hanley Hills’ land. Who manages Hanley Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen R Green Mem Pk Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
The walking year in Hanley Hills
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) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 Hanley Hills →
Hanley Hills and its neighbors
Hanley Hills has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanley Hills | 10% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B |
| Pagedale | 3% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B− |
| Vinita Park | 3% | under 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanley Hills
How much of Hanley Hills is conserved land?
10% 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.
Is there public land near Hanley Hills?
13,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanley Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanley Hills have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Hanley Hills 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 →