1
Bangert Island
Park
204 acres4.6 mi of trail
Slough LoopKurtz LoopSandy LinkRiver Link
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · St. Charles
St. Charles, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.8% of St. Charles is conserved land, roughly 790 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bangert Island (4.6 mi), Frontier Park (1.2 mi), and Eco Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Charles, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Charles outdoors
Conserved land
4.8%
790 of 16,386 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.7 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 21.1 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
Frontier Park
Park
45 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Eco Park
Park
33 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
ST Charles Ecopark
Park
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
McNair Park
Park
92 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Handicap Parking
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Bangert Island204 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
Frontier Park45 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Eco Park33 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
ST Charles Ecopark20 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
McNair Park92 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Blanchette Park51 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Boone's Lick Park23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fox Hill Park25 acres
Jaycee Park14 acres
Schaefer Park8 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 St. Charles
Blanchette LandingIn Eco Park
Lewis and Clark Boat House and Nature Center
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 6.5 miUnpaved 4.6 mi
- Fountain Lakes Trail2.1 mi
- Slough Loop1.0 mi
- Kurtz Loop0.8 mi
- Sandy Link0.5 mi
- Sand Trail0.4 mi
- River Link0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Charlestowne CanalpondFountain Lakes PondpondFront LakelakeGateway LakelakeGrand CanallakeHafers LakeKluesner LakelakeMoore LakelakeNew Town Back CanalpondNew Town Back Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
790 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths21.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Pickleball28
- Baseball27
- Tennis24
- Soccer20
- Football4
- Softball4
- Beach volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Charles
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 763 acLocal Recreation Area 21 acState Park 5 acConservation Easement 2 acState Historic or Cultural Area 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Lakes ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 161 | Open |
| St Louis Youth Soccer Association FieldsLocal Park | Regional agency | 98 | Open |
| Mcnair ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 92 | Open |
| Wapelhorst ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| St Charles Soccer ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Blanchette ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Frontier ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Bales ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Point Dusable ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Fox Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Armed Services MemorialIn Frontier Park · Memorial
Cancer Awareness MemorialMemorial
First Missouri State Capitol State Historic SiteBuilding
HM ST CharlesIn Frontier Park · Memorial
Old City HallBuilding
Train StationIn Frontier Park · Building
Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Methodist CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Saint Johns CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
St. Charles and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | 4.8% | 12.0 mi | 19 |
| St. Peters | 9.3% | 3.7 mi | 24 |
| Bridgeton | 1.9% | 4.8 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Charles'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 21.1-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.