Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Moline Acres
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Moline Acres’ land is conserved, about 7 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Moline Acres?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Moline Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moline Acres is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Moline Acres’ 2% is ahead of 53% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bella Fontaine Park East
7 conserved acres
2% of Moline Acres’ land. Who manages Moline Acres’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Fontaine County Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The walking year in Moline Acres
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moline Acres →
Moline Acres and its neighbors
Moline Acres has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moline Acres | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 7% | 0.2 | 19 | 98% | B+ |
| Castle Point | 5% | under 0.1 | 10 | 95% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Moline Acres
How much of Moline Acres is conserved land?
2% 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 Moline Acres’ trails?
Bella Fontaine Park West and Bella Fontaine Park East don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Moline Acres?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Moline Acres?
17,135 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moline Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Moline Acres have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Moline Acres 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 →