Indian Field Baseball Park
Managed by City of Kennett
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: KFD129 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kennett
Kennett has 71 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Kennett, 0.6 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Kennett’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #130 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
64 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
71 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kennett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kennett is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #130 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kennett’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (71 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home74% 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 47%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 48%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kennett’s 1% is ahead of 35% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
R.H. Jones Memorial Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Delmo Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
One Step Ahead Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sheryl Crow Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Kennett
DirectionsIndian Field Baseball Park30 acres · City of Kennett
DirectionsR.H. Jones Memorial Park13 acres
Delmo Park7 acres
One Step Ahead Park6 acres
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
1% of Kennett’s land. Who manages Kennett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city64 ac
Local Park · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Jones Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Oakhaven Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Willoughby Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Del-Mo Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Kennett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kennett
Jones PlaygroundIn R.H. Jones Memorial Park
DirectionsJones PlaygroundIn R.H. Jones Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Kennett
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
6Tennis
4Golf
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Kennett
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
September is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kennett →
Questions about parks and trails in Kennett
How much of Kennett is conserved land?
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 Kennett’s trails?
Indian Field Baseball Park and R.H. Jones Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kennett?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kennett?
166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kennett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 71 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kennett have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 Kennett 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 →