Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Mountain Grove has 52 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain Grove. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Mountain Grove’s land is conserved, about 47 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #166 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mountain Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain Grove is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #166 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 Mountain Grove’s 2% is ahead of 44% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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.
Ina Crandall Children's Park
47 conserved acres
2% of Mountain Grove’s land. Who manages Mountain Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Mayberry Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Greens Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ina Crandall Children'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Mountain Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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).
June is the best month for walking in Mountain Grove
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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mountain Grove →
Mountain Grove and its neighbors
Mountain Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 79% | C+ |
| Clinton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain Grove
How much of Mountain Grove 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 Mountain Grove’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Alumni Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mountain Grove?
4,766 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mountain Grove have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #166 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 Mountain Grove 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 →