Cave Spring Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Truman's WalkLake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Raytown
Raytown has 89 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cave Spring Park (0.5 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Raytown, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Raytown’s land is conserved, about 88 acres.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #207 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
88 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.1 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 3.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Raytown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Raytown is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #207 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 Raytown’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. 0.4CPark land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home53% 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 22%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 16%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Raytown’s 1% is ahead of 35% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Raytown. 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 range from C− to 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 Cave Spring Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kritser Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sarah Colman-Livengood Park
Park
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Cave Spring Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSarah Colman-Livengood Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKenagy Park16 acres
DirectionsKritser Park15 acres
Southwood Park9 acres
Minor Smith Park8 acres
Who protects it
88 conserved acres
1% of Raytown’s land. Who manages Raytown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city81 ac
County8 ac
Local Park · 69 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teetering Rocks Executive Links Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| C. Lee Kenagy Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Henry Clay Kritser Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Sarah Coleman-Livengood Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Minor Smith Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Southwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Cave Springs Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Raytown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Raytown
River Community Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Raytown
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Truman's Walk0.3 mi
Lake Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Tennis
6Baseball
4Basketball
4Soccer
3Football
2Pickleball
1Skate park
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Rice-Tremonti HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Raytown
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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Raytown →
Next door
Raytown and its neighbors
Raytown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raytown | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 53% | C− |
| Kansas City | 7% | 0.6 | 25 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Raytown
Where can I hike in Raytown?
The longest trail networks: Cave Spring Park, 0.5 miles; Sarah Colman-Livengood Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Raytown 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 Raytown’s trails?
Cave Spring Park and Kenagy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Raytown?
6.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Raytown?
24,729 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raytown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Raytown have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #207 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 Raytown 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 →