St. Jude's Episcopal Church · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.099% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Monroe City
24 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #196 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Monroe City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Monroe City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monroe City is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #196 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Monroe City’s under 1% is ahead of 4% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Park
South Park
MC Visitor Center Park
All 7 parks & preserves
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Monroe City
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Monroe City →
Questions about parks and trails in Monroe City
How much of Monroe City 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 Monroe City’s trails?
Lion's Field Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monroe City?
501 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monroe City have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Monroe City 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 →