Hillsboro City Park
Park
50 acres0.9 mi of trail
Hillsboro Discovery Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Kbh3rd · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Hillsboro
Hillsboro has 74 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hillsboro City Park (0.9 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hillsboro, 0.4 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #90 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
66 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hillsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hillsboro is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #90 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hillsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (74 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home66% 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 57%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 64%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hillsboro’s 3% is ahead of 64% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Hillsboro City Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
66 conserved acres
3% of Hillsboro’s land. Who manages Hillsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city63 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 61 acLocal Conservation Area · 4 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro City Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| County Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| R W Mcmullen County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Fletcher House Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Hillsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hillsboro
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Hillsboro Discovery Trail0.6 mi
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
2Football
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Volleyball
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.
Thomas C. Fletcher HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Hillsboro
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hillsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Hillsboro
Where can I hike in Hillsboro?
The longest trail networks: Hillsboro City Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hillsboro is conserved land?
3% 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 Hillsboro’s trails?
Hillsboro City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hillsboro?
2,097 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hillsboro have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Hillsboro 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 →