Spanish Lake Park
Managed by Saint Louis County Parks
244 acres5.1 mi of trail
Lakeside Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wilson Larimore House · Photo: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Spanish Lake
Spanish Lake has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Spanish Lake Park (5.1 mi). 393 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #77 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
140 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
393 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spanish Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spanish Lake is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #77 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spanish Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (393 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home46% 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 59%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 69%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Spanish Lake’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Spanish Lake Park, with 5.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Larimore Road Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
140 conserved acres
3% of Spanish Lake’s land. Who manages Spanish Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency117 ac
County23 ac
Local Recreation Area · 117 acLocal Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Greenway Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 117 | Open |
| Larimore County Park Local Park | County | 23 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Spanish Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Spanish Lake
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Spanish Lake
Spanish LakeIn Spanish Lake Park
DirectionsSunfish LakeIn Spanish Lake Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
Lakeside Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
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).
Wilson Larimore HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Spanish Lake
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spanish Lake →
Next door
Spanish Lake and its neighbors
Spanish Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Lake | 3% | 0.7 | 22 | 46% | B |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | 7% | 0.2 | 19 | 98% | B+ |
| Old Jamestown | 4% | under 0.1 | 16 | 50% | C+ |
| St. Louis | 8% | 0.6 | 14 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spanish Lake
Where can I hike in Spanish Lake?
The longest trail networks: Spanish Lake Park, 5.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spanish Lake is conserved land?
3% 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 Spanish Lake’s trails?
Spanish Lake Park and Larimore Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spanish Lake?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Spanish Lake?
19,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spanish Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 393 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spanish Lake have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 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 Spanish Lake 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 →