Paul C. Wehner Senior Memorial Park
Park
35 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury has 49 acres of parks, 7.8 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Shrewsbury, 1.0 per square mile of land. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Shrewsbury’s land is conserved, about 42 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #41 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
42 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Shrewsbury?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shrewsbury have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shrewsbury is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #41 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shrewsbury’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land7.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 84%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shrewsbury’s 4% is ahead of 78% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Paul C. Wehner Senior Memorial Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
42 conserved acres
4% of Shrewsbury’s land. Who manages Shrewsbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
Local Park · 42 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wehner Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Ackfeld Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Brinkop Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hartry Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Shrewsbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shrewsbury
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
6Tennis
4Soccer
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Shrewsbury
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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shrewsbury →
Next door
Shrewsbury and its neighbors
Shrewsbury has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 4% | 1.0 | 8 | 94% | B+ |
| Webster Groves | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 92% | B |
| Maplewood | 3% | 0.2 | 4 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shrewsbury
Where can I hike in Shrewsbury?
The longest trail networks: Paul C. Wehner Senior Memorial Park, 1 miles; Brinkop Park, 0.2 miles; Hartry Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shrewsbury is conserved land?
4% 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 Shrewsbury’s trails?
Paul C. Wehner Senior Memorial Park and Ackfeld Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shrewsbury?
12,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shrewsbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shrewsbury have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Shrewsbury 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 →