Dreher Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Warson Woods
Warson Woods has 6 acres of parks, 2.6 for every 1,000 residents
74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
2 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warson Woods have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warson Woods is ahead of 17% 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 Warson Woods’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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 land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home74% 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 17%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Warson Woods’ 1% is ahead of 20% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Warson Woods. 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 D 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
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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
2 conserved acres
1% of Warson Woods’ land. Who manages Warson Woods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oaks Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Warson Woods
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Warson Woods
2 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
1Volleyball
1Tennis
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Warson Woods
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 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 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 Warson Woods →
Next door
Warson Woods and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Warson Woods
How much of Warson Woods 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 Warson Woods’ trails?
Dreher Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warson Woods?
14,811 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warson Woods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Warson Woods have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Warson Woods 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 →