Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
11 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Balet · CC BY 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ste. Genevieve
Ste. Genevieve has 94 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Ste. Genevieve, 0.6 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Ste. Genevieve’s land is conserved, about 95 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #53 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
95 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
94 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ste. Genevieve?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ste. Genevieve have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ste. Genevieve is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #53 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ste. Genevieve’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (94 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home74% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 79%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ste. Genevieve’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 74% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
95 conserved acres
Genevieve’s land. Who manages Ste. Genevieve’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city75 ac
County11 ac
National Park Service8 ac
Not recorded1 ac
Local Park · 65 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 8 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 5 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pere Marquette Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Ste. Genevieve County Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 11 | Open |
| Challenger Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 8 | Restricted |
| Valle Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dave Pinkley Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Skate Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Felix Valle State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Ste. Genevieve
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ste. Genevieve
4 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
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Ste. Genevieve
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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ste. Genevieve →
Questions about parks and trails in Ste. Genevieve
How much of Ste. Genevieve 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 Ste. Genevieve’s trails?
Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ste. Genevieve?
3,904 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ste. Genevieve or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 94 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ste. Genevieve have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Ste. Genevieve 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 →