1
Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
280 acres4.8 mi of trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Independence
Independence, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.8% of Independence is conserved land, roughly 2,395 acres. There are about 46 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Burr Oak Woods Conservation Area (4.8 mi), George Owens Nature Park (2.2 mi), and Independence Athletic Complex (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Independence, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Independence outdoors
Conserved land
4.8%
2,395 of 49,929 acres
Trails
46 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
51
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
35.6 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 35.4 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
George Owens Nature Park
Managed by Independence Parks, Recreation, Tourism
87 acres2.2 mi of trail
Butterfly Trail unpavedPawpaw TrailHollow Stump TrailChonkeh TrailWapiti Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Independence Athletic Complex
Park
136 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
McCoy Park
Managed by Independence Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department
22 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Van Hook Park
Park
108 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Santa Fe Trail Park
Park
37 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Adair Park
Park
39 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Hill Park
Park
21 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 51 parks & preserves
- Bingham-Waggoner Estate22 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Rotary Park6 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Lipton Conservation Area40 ac · 0.5 mi trail
- Bundschu Park20 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Country Club Park10 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Choplin-Hood Park33 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Carriage Hills Park5 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Randall School Park5 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Sycamore Hills Park5 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Glendale Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Clothier Park3 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Waterfall Park26 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Phil Roberts Park20 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Noland Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Saint Clair Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Maple Forest Community Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Young Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Little Blue Trace Nature Preserve1,063 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Mill Creek Park44 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Stover Park16 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Dickinson Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Hiram Young Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Bund-Jack Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Heart of America Pop Warner Football Park39 ac · Directions
- Campus Park17 ac · Directions
- Fairmount Park15 ac · Directions
- Crysler Park12 ac
- Hink Park10 ac
- Firehouse Park9 ac
- Curtis Park9 ac · Directions
- Blackburn School Park8 ac
- Beckett Park7 ac
- Little Blue Park6 ac
- Davis Park4 ac · Directions
- Stadium Park and Campground2 ac
- Adventure Oasis Water Park2 ac
- Charles Long Park2 ac
- High Ridge Park2 ac
- Temple Lot2 ac · Directions
- Fleming Park1 ac
- Hidden Valley Sports Complex Park1 ac
- Pitcher Park1 ac
- UN Peace Plaza1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
2,395 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths35.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis42
- Baseball40
- Soccer23
- Football21
- Basketball20
- Pickleball10
- Beach volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Independence and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence | 4.8% | 45.6 mi | 51 |
| Blue Springs | 8.7% | 33.4 mi | 34 |
| Kansas City | 6.9% | 202.0 mi | 194 |
| Sugar Creek | 6.8% | 8.1 mi | 8 |
| Lee's Summit | 10.4% | 43.5 mi | 44 |
| Blue Summit | 0% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Independence'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 35.2-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.