Few parks or trails are on the map in High Ridge
4 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross High Ridge, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #227 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does High Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, High Ridge is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #227 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so High Ridge’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 37% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 places to go in High Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
The walking year in High Ridge
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 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 High Ridge →
Questions about parks and trails in High Ridge
How much of High Ridge 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 High Ridge’s trails?
High Ridge Civic Center & Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near High Ridge?
14,626 acres of parks and open public land lie inside High Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does High Ridge have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #227 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 High Ridge 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 →