Ernst Schowengerdt House · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Warrenton has 209 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Warrenton City Park (0.7 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Warrenton, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #57 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Warrenton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Warrenton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warrenton is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #57 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Warrenton’s 2% is ahead of 60% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Warrenton City Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Warren County Fairgrounds
All 10 parks & preserves
142 conserved acres
2% of Warrenton’s land. Who manages Warrenton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenton Athletic Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| Binkley Woods & Spectator Lake Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Reifsnider (Frank) State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 19 | Open |
| Dyer Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Lagoon Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Khory Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Morgan Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Paddock Fields Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in Warrenton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Warrenton
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 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Warrenton →
Warrenton and its neighbors
Warrenton has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenton | 2% | 0.5 | 23 | 82% | B+ |
| Truesdale | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 71% | D |
| Wright City | under 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 57% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warrenton
Where can I hike in Warrenton?
The longest trail networks: Warrenton City Park, 0.7 miles; Binkley Woods Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warrenton 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 Warrenton’s trails?
Warrenton City Park and Warrenton Athletic Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warrenton?
2,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warrenton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 229 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Warrenton have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #57 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 Warrenton neighbors.
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 →