Merriam Woods has 38 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Merriam Woods, 2.0 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Merriam Woods’ land is conserved, about 38 acres.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Merriam Woods?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Merriam Woods have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Merriam Woods is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Merriam Woods’ 4% is ahead of 76% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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38 conserved acres
4% of Merriam Woods’ land. Who manages Merriam Woods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Memorial Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Other state land | 38 | Open |
June is the best month for walking in Merriam Woods
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 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 71 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Merriam Woods →
Questions about parks and trails in Merriam Woods
How much of Merriam Woods is conserved land?
4% 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.
Is there public land near Merriam Woods?
27,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Merriam Woods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Merriam Woods have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Merriam Woods neighbors.
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 →