Scott City Park and Public Pool
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
William Henry and Lilla Luce Harrison House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Scott City
Scott City has 56 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Scott City, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Scott City’s land is conserved, about 76 acres. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #141 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
76 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott City is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #141 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 43%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Scott City’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Scott City. 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 B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
2% of Scott City’s land. Who manages Scott City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city37 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)28 ac
Not recorded11 ac
Local Park · 28 acConservation Easement · 28 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Headwaters Access Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Big Bucks Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Shady Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Scott City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Scott City
Headwaters Access
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Tennis
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).
William Henry and Lilla Luce Harrison HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Scott 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Scott City →
Next door
Scott City and its neighbors
Scott City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City | 2% | 0.2 | 13 | 66% | C+ |
| Cape Girardeau | 5% | 0.8 | 24 | 80% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott City
How much of Scott City 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 Scott City’s trails?
Scott City Park and Public Pool doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scott City?
20,674 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Scott City have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #141 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 Scott City 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 →