Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0St. Martins has 7 acres of parks, 5.6 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross St. Martins, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Martins?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Martins have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Martins is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Martins’ under 1% is ahead of 15% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Niekamp Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
under 1% of St. Martins’ land. Who manages St. Martins’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niekamp Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The walking year in St. Martins
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 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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. Martins →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Martins
Where can I hike in St. Martins?
The longest trail networks: Niekamp Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Martins is conserved land?
under 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 St. Martins’ trails?
Niekamp Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Martins?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Martins?
2,298 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Martins or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Martins have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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. Martins neighbors.
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 →