Stockton Public Use Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Karenprince1111 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Stockton
Stockton has 14 acres of parks, 7.3 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Stockton’s land is conserved, about 25 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
25 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
7.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Stockton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockton is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stockton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home86% 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 30%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stockton’s 2% is ahead of 44% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stockton City park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
2% of Stockton’s land. Who manages Stockton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers25 ac
Recreation Management Area · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 25 | Open |
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
3Soccer
2Tennis
1Baseball
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).
Stockton Community BuildingBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Stockton
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 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
January is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stockton →
Questions about parks and trails in Stockton
How much of Stockton 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 Stockton’s trails?
Stockton Public Use Area and Stockton City park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stockton?
14,986 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Stockton 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 →