1
Heritage Park
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Smithville
Smithville, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 1% of Smithville is conserved land, roughly 103 acres. There are about 1.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Heritage Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Smithville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Smithville outdoors
Conserved land
1%
103 of 10,544 acres
Trails
1.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
7
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.8 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 3.3 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
Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Smith's Fork Park
Managed by City of Smithville
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Helvey Park
Park
33 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Smithville
Showing 1–10 of 16 playgrounds
Heritage Park PlaygroundIn Heritage Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Emerald Ridge Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
103 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Football2
- Basketball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Smithville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation Management Area 78 acNational Public Lands 49 acLocal Park 21 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 78 | Open |
| Smiths Fork ParkNational Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 49 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Helvey ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Emerald Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Remembrance MemorialMemorial
Brooks CemeteryCemetery
Smithville CemetaryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Smithville'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.