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Schifferdecker Park
Park
151 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Joplin
Joplin, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.7% of Joplin is conserved land, roughly 664 acres. There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Schifferdecker Park (4.6 mi), Murphy Boulevard Park (1.7 mi), and Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Joplin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Joplin outdoors
Conserved land
2.7%
664 of 24,317 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.8 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 9.7 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
Murphy Boulevard Park
Park
77 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Nature preserve
91 acres1.3 mi of trail
Bluff TrailSt. John's Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Cunningham Park
Managed by City of Joplin
11 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Parr Hill Park
Managed by Joplin Parks & Recreation
19 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Leonard Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Ewert Park
Park
14 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Schifferdecker Park151 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
Murphy Boulevard Park77 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center91 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Cunningham Park11 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Joplin
Parr Hill Park19 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Joplin Parks & Recreation
Leonard Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Ewert Park14 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Landreth Park72 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Joplin Athletic Complex109 acres · City of Joplin
McIndoe Park42 acres
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 Joplin
Joplin Shoal Creek
Wildcat AccessIn Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.7 miUnpaved 2.2 mi
- Bluff Trail0.6 mi
- St. John's Creek Trail0.3 mi
- Wildcat Glades Nature Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
664 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis41
- Baseball31
- Soccer16
- Pickleball16
- Basketball13
- Football2
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Joplin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 420 acLocal Recreation Area 234 acLocal Conservation Area 10 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcclelland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 139 | Open |
| Joplin Athletic CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 76 | Open |
| Dover Soccer FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| Landreth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Murphy Boulevard ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Mcindoe ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Schifferdecker ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Ozark ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Dover Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Parr Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint Mary's Catholic Church CrossCross
Fairview CemeteryCemetery
Forest Park CemeteryCemetery
Jessee Osborne Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Mount Calvary CemeteryCemetery
Ozark Memorial Park CemeteryCemetery
Parkway CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Joplin and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin | 2.7% | 13.7 mi | 15 |
| Webb City | 2.7% | 4.9 mi | 6 |
| Duenweg | 1.6% | 0.1 mi | 2 |
| Redings Mill | 9.6% | 0.4 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Joplin'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 40.3-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.