St. James, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of St. James is conserved land, roughly 84 acres. There are about 9.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. James, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
St. James outdoors
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.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named trails
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Glade Runner5.9 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Good Ol' Rocky Top0.9 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Randy's Crack0.8 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - UpperCut0.5 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Amateur Hour0.4 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail- Cheater Line0.3 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Monkey Barrel0.2 mi
- Forest City Mountain Bike Trail - Teddy Bear0.1 mi
84 conserved acres
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Forest City Glade Runner Trail (bike route)6 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
The biggest protected places in St. James
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. James ParkLocal Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 45 | Open |
| Hart ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Tourist Center ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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.