131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Whiteman AFB
8% of Whiteman AFB’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Whiteman AFB, 1.9 per square mile of land. 391 acres are parks and preserves, 111 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #1 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
337 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
391 ac
111 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Whiteman AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whiteman AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whiteman AFB is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #1 of 247 in Missouri. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Whiteman AFB’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land111 acres of park per 1,000 residents (391 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)#1 of 247
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Whiteman AFB’s 8% is ahead of 93% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is 131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Knob Noster State Park
Managed by Missouri State Parks
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsIke Skelton Park41 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKnob Noster State Park3 acres · Missouri State Parks
Heritage Park: Missile Alert Facility O-013 acres
Who protects it
337 conserved acres
8% of Whiteman AFB’s land. Who manages Whiteman AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded337 ac
State Park · 337 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Noster State Park State Park | Not recorded | 337 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Whiteman AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Whiteman AFB
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Golf
6Baseball
2Tennis
2Soccer
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Whiteman AFB
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) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whiteman AFB →
Next door
Whiteman AFB and its neighbors
Whiteman AFB has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteman AFB | 8% | 1.9 | 111 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Knob Noster | 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 85% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whiteman AFB
Where can I hike in Whiteman AFB?
The longest trail networks: 131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park, 0.3 miles; Ike Skelton Park, 0.2 miles; Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Whiteman AFB is conserved land?
8% 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 Whiteman AFB’s trails?
131st Bomb Wing Heritage Park and Ike Skelton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Whiteman AFB?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Whiteman AFB?
4,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whiteman AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 391 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whiteman AFB have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1 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 Whiteman AFB 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 →