1
Central Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Carthage
Carthage, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Carthage is conserved land, roughly 240 acres. There are about 2.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carthage, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carthage outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
240 of 7,709 acres
Trails
2.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.1 mi
2.9 mi lanes · 0.1 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
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.
2
Carthage Municipal Park
Park
220 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Kellogg Lake Park
Park
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Carter Park
Managed by Carthage Parks and Recreation
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Carthage
Natureground PlaygroundIn Carthage Municipal Park
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Trails
Named trails
- The Loop0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
240 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis12
- Baseball10
- Pickleball8
- Soccer6
- Football5
- Softball1
- Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carthage
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 165 acLocal Recreation Area 67 acState Historic or Cultural Area 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Municipal ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Fair Acres Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | County | 67 | Open |
| Kellogg Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Carter ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Battle Of Carthage State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Griggs ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Calvary HillMonument
Jasper County CourthouseBuilding
Vietnamese MartyrsMemorial
Đài Nữ Vương Hòa BìnhMonument
Cedar Hill CemeteryCemetery
Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix CemeteryCemetery
Oak Hill CemeteryCemetery
Park CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carthage'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.