Photo: Fowlerphotography · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Robert
28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 8.3 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross St. Robert, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #195 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does St. Robert have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Robert is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #195 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Robert’s 1% is ahead of 21% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
37 conserved acres
1% of St. Robert’s land. Who manages St. Robert’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Robert City Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Ft. Leonard Wood Towersite State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Restricted |
| George M. Reed Roadside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in St. Robert
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
June is the best month for walking in St. Robert
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
January is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Robert →
St. Robert and its neighbors
St. Robert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Robert | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 28% | C |
| Fort Leonard Wood | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Waynesville | 1% | 0.1 | 14 | 21% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Robert
How much of St. Robert is conserved land?
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. Robert’s trails?
Bosa Heights Park and Plattner Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Robert?
55,272 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Robert or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Robert have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #195 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. Robert 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 →