Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wellston
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Wellston, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wellston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wellston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wellston is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wellston’s 1% is ahead of 20% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Isabella Park
4 conserved acres
1% of Wellston’s land. Who manages Wellston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellston Neighborhood Park & Ball Field Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Wellston
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.
0.6 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.
The walking year in Wellston
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) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 Wellston →
Wellston and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellston | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
| University City | 5% | 0.4 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Pagedale | 3% | under 0.1 | 10 | 99%+ | B− |
| Normandy | 14% | 0.3 | 41 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wellston
How much of Wellston 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 Wellston’s trails?
Trojan Park and Isabella Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wellston?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wellston?
12,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wellston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wellston have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Wellston 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 →