Endicott Park
Park
12 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. John
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in St. John
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of St. John’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #116 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
18 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is St. John?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. John have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. John is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #116 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. John’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 53%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so St. John’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% of 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
The longest trail network is Endicott Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Home Heights Park
Managed by City of St. John
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
St. John Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
2% of St. John’s land. Who manages St. John’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12 ac
Town or city6 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endicott Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Home Heights Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| St John Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in St. John
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) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. John →
Next door
St. John and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 99%+ | B− |
| Bel-Ridge | 4% | 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Woodson Terrace | 4% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Berkeley | 2% | 0.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B− |
| Overland | 3% | 0.4 | 5 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. John
Where can I hike in St. John?
The longest trail networks: Endicott Park, 0.2 miles; St. John Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. John 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 St. John’s trails?
Endicott Park and Home Heights Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. John?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near St. John?
13,526 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. John or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. John have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 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 St. John 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 →