Disney Complex
Park
44 acres1 mi of trail
country club walking trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marceline
Marceline has 63 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Disney Complex (1 mi). 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Marceline, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Marceline?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marceline have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marceline is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marceline’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home90% 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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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Marceline’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Disney Complex, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
M Hill
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Disney Complex44 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsRipley Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWalt Disney Museum Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMarceline Baseball Park9 acres
DirectionsM Hill3 acres
Things to do
4 places to go in Marceline
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Marceline
Marceline Swimming poolIn Disney Complex
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Marceline
Walt Disney Elementary School Playground
Directionscountry club playgroundIn Disney Complex
DirectionsBoat launches in Marceline
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
country club walking trail1.0 mi
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
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Volleyball
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marceline: April and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marceline →
Questions about parks and trails in Marceline
Where can I hike in Marceline?
The longest trail networks: Disney Complex, 1 miles; Ripley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Marceline 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 Marceline’s trails?
Disney Complex and Marceline Baseball Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marceline?
427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marceline or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marceline have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Marceline 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 →