Pikes Camp Access
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
138 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lewis and Elizabeth Bolton House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wardsville
Wardsville has 140 acres of parks, 89 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Wardsville’s land is conserved, about 139 acres. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
139 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
140 ac
89 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wardsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wardsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wardsville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wardsville’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land89 acres of park per 1,000 residents (140 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13AParks close to home32% 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 43%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wardsville’s 6% is ahead of 89% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wardsville. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on 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
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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
139 conserved acres
6% of Wardsville’s land. Who manages Wardsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded139 ac
State Recreation Area · 139 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Camp Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 139 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wardsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wardsville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Wardsville
1 campground without a name on the map.
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
1Football
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Wardsville
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) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 Wardsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Wardsville
How much of Wardsville is conserved land?
6% 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 Wardsville’s trails?
Pikes Camp Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wardsville?
2,087 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wardsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 140 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wardsville have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Wardsville 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 →