Huntsville city park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Huntsville
Huntsville has 5 acres of parks, 3.2 for every 1,000 residents
78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Huntsville, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Huntsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huntsville is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Huntsville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home78% 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 23%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Huntsville’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Huntsville. 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 C− 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
The longest trail network is Huntsville city park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Old Courthouse Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Huntsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Huntsville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Huntsville
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Huntsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Huntsville
Where can I hike in Huntsville?
The longest trail networks: Huntsville city park, 0.2 miles; Old Courthouse Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Huntsville 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 Huntsville’s trails?
Huntsville city park and Old Courthouse Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Huntsville?
513 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huntsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Huntsville have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Huntsville 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 →