Versailles City Park
Managed by City of Versailles
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Versailles
Versailles has 24 acres of parks, 9.0 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Versailles, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #184 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
9.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Versailles?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Versailles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Versailles is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #184 of 247 in Missouri. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Versailles’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home90% 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 32%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 26%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Versailles’ under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Versailles City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dunham Park
Managed by City of Versailles
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
East Side Park
Managed by City of Versailles
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
7 places to go in Versailles
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Versailles
7 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
8Baseball
6Tracks
5Basketball
1Football
1Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Versailles
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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Versailles →
Questions about parks and trails in Versailles
Where can I hike in Versailles?
The longest trail networks: Versailles City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Versailles 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 Versailles’ trails?
Versailles City Park and Dunham Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Versailles?
103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Versailles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Versailles have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #184 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 Versailles 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 →