Lemay Park
Managed by St. Louis County
20 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lemay
Lemay has 70 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lemay, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Lemay’s land is conserved, about 76 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #165 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
76 acres · of 4.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
4.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lemay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lemay is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #165 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lemay’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home80% 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 37%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 33%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lemay’s 3% is ahead of 67% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
Water is 5% of Lemay’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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
The longest trail network is Lemay Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Black Forest County Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Elvira Moll Park
Managed by City of Bella Villa
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
3% of Lemay’s land. Water is left out: Lemay has 4.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lemay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city34 ac
County28 ac
Not recorded14 ac
Local Park · 39 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 acState Conservation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemay County Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Grant'S Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Gravois Creek Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 14 | Restricted |
| Heine Meine Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Black Forest County Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Mississippi Greenway - River des Peres to Jefferson Barracks Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jefferson Barracks County Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Elvira Moll Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Lemay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lemay
6 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
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Baseball
1Softball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Lemay
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 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lemay →
Next door
Lemay and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Lemay
Where can I hike in Lemay?
The longest trail networks: Lemay Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lemay 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 Lemay’s trails?
Lemay Park and Jefferson Barracks County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lemay?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lemay?
12,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lemay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lemay have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #165 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 Lemay 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 →