Lamar City Park
Park
40 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Harry Truman Birthplace Memorial · Photo: Karen Montgomery · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lamar
Lamar has 79 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Lamar City Park (1.1 mi). 5% of Lamar’s land is conserved, about 155 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lamar, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #106 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
155 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lamar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lamar is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #106 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lamar’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home58% 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 53%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 57%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lamar’s 5% is ahead of 80% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% of them.
Water is 6% of Lamar’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Lamar City Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
155 conserved acres
5% of Lamar’s land. Water is left out: Lamar has 5.2 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lamar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)77 ac
Town or city75 ac
Not recorded3 ac
Conservation Easement · 77 acLocal Park · 72 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 77 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar City Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Wheeler Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lamar City Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lamar
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lamar
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
6Tennis
3Football
2Basketball
1Equestrian
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).
Harry Truman Birthplace MemorialBuilding · listed 1969
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Lamar
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lamar →
Next door
Lamar and its neighbors
Lamar has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 5% | 0.2 | 18 | 58% | B− |
| City Township | 5% | 0.2 | 18 | 58% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lamar
Where can I hike in Lamar?
The longest trail networks: Lamar City Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lamar is conserved land?
5% 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 Lamar’s trails?
Lamar City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lamar?
171 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lamar have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 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 Lamar 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 →