Outdoors · Big Lake

Big Lake, MO parks, trails & bike paths

About 19% of Big Lake is conserved land, roughly 310 acres. Big Lake has 1 named park and preserve on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Big Lake, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Big Lake outdoors

Conserved land
19%
310 of 1,671 acres
Trails
0.1 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

1
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1

Big Lake State Park

Managed by Missouri State Parks
262 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Big Lake
Big Lake Boat Ramp
Directions
Unnamed boat launch in Big Lake State Park
Directions
Who protects the land

310 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded
310 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Big Lake

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 310 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Big Lake State ParkState ParkNot recorded310Open
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Big Lake's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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