1
Krug Park
Park
165 acres8.8 mi of trail
Krug Park TrailKrug Access TrailConnector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · St. Joseph
St. Joseph, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.2% of St. Joseph is conserved land, roughly 1,191 acres. There are about 41 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Krug Park (8.8 mi), River Bluff Trails Park (7.1 mi), and Corby Grove (6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Joseph, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Joseph outdoors
Conserved land
4.2%
1,191 of 28,537 acres
Trails
41 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 27 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
35
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
30.6 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 29.0 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
River Bluff Trails Park
Managed by City of St. Joseph
230 acres7.1 mi of trail
Jeckyll & HydeComeback LoopGoatChimneysLee's Loop
Dog rules not recorded
3
Corby Grove
Park
101 acres6 mi of trail
Corby SouthCorby NorthConnector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Northwest Parkway
Park
88 acres5 mi of trail
Girl Scout TrailBrownie Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Huston Wyeth Park
Park
40 acres2.2 mi of trail
You BetchaGreat WallWatch Your SixGooseTop Gunnar
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
6
Hyde Park
Park
91 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Mark Youndahl Urban Conservation Area
Park
93 acres0.9 mi of trail
Mark Youngdahl Conservation Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Civic Center Park
Park
9 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 35 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 35 parks & preserves
Krug Park165 acres · 8.8 mi of trail
River Bluff Trails Park230 acres · 7.1 mi of trail · City of St. Joseph
Corby Grove101 acres · 6 mi of trail
Northwest Parkway88 acres · 5 mi of trail
Huston Wyeth Park40 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
Hyde Park91 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Mark Youndahl Urban Conservation Area93 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Civic Center Park9 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Sunbridge Hills Conservation Area10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Missouri Department of Conservation
Riverwalk96 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in St. Joseph
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Bartlett PlaygroundIn Bartlett Park
Maple Leaf PlaygroundIn Maple Leaf Parkway
Mary ParkIn Parkway A
Mary ParkIn Parkway A
Rest Square Park
Rest Square Park
Seitz ParkIn Seitz park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
8 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in St. Joseph.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 28.0 miUnpaved 31.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Krug Park Trail6.9 mi
- Girl Scout Trail3.8 mi
- Corby South2.9 mi
- Rushin Prairie Trail2.5 mi
- Corby North2.2 mi
- Jeckyll & Hyde1.2 mi
- Brownie Trail1.2 mi
- Comeback Loop1.0 mi
- Mark Youngdahl Conservation Trail0.7 mi
- Goat0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,191 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths29.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Krug Park Trail (bike route)6.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball32
- Basketball20
- Golf20
- Tennis17
- Pickleball14
- Soccer10
- Football9
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Joseph
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 815 acLocal Recreation Area 121 acState Conservation Area 115 acLocal Conservation Area 73 acPrivate Conservation 47 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest ParkwayLocal Park | Town or city | 215 | Open |
| Krug ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 158 | Open |
| Corby GroveLocal Park | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Youngdahl (Mark) Urban Conservation AreaState Conservation Area | Not recorded | 95 | Restricted |
| Hyde ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 89 | Open |
| Northwest ParkwayLocal Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Sunbridge Hills Conservation AreaPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 59 | Closed |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Riverside Soccer ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Living History MuseumLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 17 places
CB&Q Locomotive 5614In Patee Park · Locomotive
Fort SmtihIn Fort Smith Park · Fort
Krug CastleIn Krug Park · Castle
Pony Express Hill FigureMonument
St. Joseph MissouriIn Patee Park · Plaque
Walter Cronkite MemorialMemorial
Adath Joseph CemeteryCemetery
Ashland CemeteryCemetery
Despain CemeteryCemetery
Mount Auburn CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
St. Joseph and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | 4.2% | 41.1 mi | 35 |
| Washington | 5.9% | 5.7 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Joseph'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 26.9-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.