Photo: w:en:Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Weatherby Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Weatherby Lake’s land is conserved, about 7 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Weatherby Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Weatherby Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weatherby Lake is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Weatherby Lake’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 23% of Weatherby Lake’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Thompson Park
King Park
Birmingham Park
All 5 parks & preserves
7 conserved acres
1% of Weatherby Lake’s land. Water is left out: Weatherby Lake has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Weatherby Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cristhaven Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Thompson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Birmingham Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| King Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Rock Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Weatherby Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.1 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.
April is the best month for walking in Weatherby Lake
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Weatherby Lake →
Weatherby Lake and its neighbors
Weatherby Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherby Lake | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C |
| Kansas City | 7% | 0.6 | 25 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weatherby Lake
How much of Weatherby Lake 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 Weatherby Lake’s trails?
Cristhaven Park and Thompson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Weatherby Lake?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Weatherby Lake?
6,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weatherby Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Weatherby Lake have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Weatherby Lake 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 →