The Gardens at Woodfield
Managed by The City of Nixa
10 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Nixa
Few parks or trails are on the map in Nixa
The biggest trail networks: The Gardens at Woodfield (0.6 mi). 64 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Nixa, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #218 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
50 acres · of 9.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 1.0 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nixa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nixa is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #218 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nixa’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 12%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Nixa’s 1% is ahead of 24% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 21% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Nixa. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. 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 The Gardens at Woodfield, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rotary Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
1% of Nixa’s land. Who manages Nixa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city50 ac
Local Park · 50 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Bldg Corp City Of Nixa Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| City Of Nixa: City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| The Gardens At Woodfield Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Nixa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nixa
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
10Soccer
6Baseball
4Basketball
4Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Nixa
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) | 44 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nixa →
Next door
Nixa and its neighbors
Nixa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixa | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 47% | C− |
| Ozark | 2% | 0.2 | 5 | 18% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Nixa
Where can I hike in Nixa?
The longest trail networks: The Gardens at Woodfield, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nixa is conserved land?
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 Nixa’s trails?
The Gardens at Woodfield and McCauley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nixa?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Nixa?
5,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nixa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nixa have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #218 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 Nixa 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 →