1
Maple Woods Natural Area
Managed by City of Gladstone, Missouri
40 acres1.3 mi of trail
Loop TrailSkinny Shortcut TrailEasierHarder
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Gladstone
Gladstone, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Gladstone is conserved land, roughly 229 acres. There are about 2.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Maple Woods Natural Area (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gladstone, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gladstone outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
229 of 5,141 acres
Trails
2.1 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
13
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.2 mi
5.8 mi lanes · 5.4 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
Big Shoal Heritage Area
Park
19 acres0.3 mi of trail
Atkins-Johnson Farm Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Happy Rock Park
Park
100 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Hobby Hill Park
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Maple Woods Natural Area40 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of Gladstone, Missouri
Big Shoal Heritage Area19 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Flora Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Central Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Linden Square1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Gladstone
Happy Rock Park100 acres
Hobby Hill Park31 acres
Oak Grove Park18 acres
Meadowbrook Park9 acres
Hamilton Heights Park9 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Gladstone
Showing 1–10 of 25 playgrounds
Hobby Hill Park PlaygroundIn Hobby Hill Park
Hobby Hill Park ZiplineIn Hobby Hill Park
Oak Grove Park PlaygroundIn Oak Grove Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hamilton Heights Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.1 mi
- Loop Trail0.9 mi
- Atkins-Johnson Farm Loop Trail0.3 mi
- Skinny Shortcut Trail0.2 mi
- Easier0.1 mi
- Harder0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
229 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes5.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis17
- Soccer13
- Baseball12
- Basketball7
- Pickleball3
- Beach volleyball2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gladstone
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 229 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Rock ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 123 | Open |
| Hobby Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Oak Grove ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Flora ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Hamilton Heights ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Meadowbrook ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Rock Creek MeadowsLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Sycamore ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| 72Nd St Tennis CourtsLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Teacher's MemorialIn Central Park · Memorial
Big Shoal CemeteryCemetery
Faubion CemeteryCemetery
White Chapel Memorial GardensCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gladstone'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.