Drace Park
Park
10 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Town and Country
Town and Country has 8.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Drace Park (0.6 mi). 55 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 37% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #180 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
37 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
8.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.0 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 3.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Town and Country have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Town and Country is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #180 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Town and Country’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home37% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 27%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Town and Country’s 1% is ahead of 17% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Drace Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Longview Farm Park
Managed by Town and Country
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Preservation Park
Managed by Town and Country Parks and Recreation
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Queeny Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
37 conserved acres
1% of Town and Country’s land. Who manages Town and Country’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longview Farm Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Drace Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Queeny Park Ice Rink Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Town and Country
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Town and Country
the Kirk younger kids playground
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
53Tennis
14Soccer
6Baseball
2Football
2Lacrosse
1Softball
1Volleyball
1Basketball
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).
Theodore Pappas A. HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Town and Country
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 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Town and Country →
Next door
Town and Country and its neighbors
Town and Country has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chesterfield16 miTown and Country8.5 miCreve Coeur4.9 miBallwin0.8 miDes Peres0.4 miCrystal Lake Park0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town and Country | 1% | 0.7 | 5 | 37% | C |
| Creve Coeur | 2% | 0.5 | 6 | 55% | C+ |
| Chesterfield | 6% | 0.5 | 15 | 42% | B |
| Des Peres | 3% | 0.1 | 8 | 72% | C+ |
| Ballwin | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 73% | C− |
| Crystal Lake Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Town and Country
Where can I hike in Town and Country?
The longest trail networks: Drace Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Town and Country 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 Town and Country’s trails?
Drace Park and Longview Farm Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Town and Country?
4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Town and Country?
21,956 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Town and Country or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Town and Country have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 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 Town and Country 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 →