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Simpson Park
Park
191 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Valley Park
Valley Park, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.9% of Valley Park is conserved land, roughly 288 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Valley Park, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Valley Park outdoors
Conserved land
8.9%
288 of 3,245 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
42 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 7.0 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.
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Meramec Levee Recreation Park
Managed by City of Valley Park
74 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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North Buder Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Castlewood State Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
All 10 parks & preserves
Meramec Levee Recreation Park74 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Valley Park
Simpson Park191 acres
North Buder Park22 acres
Castlewood State Park10 acres
Arnold's Grove Park7 acres
Lone Elk County Park2 acres
Leonard Park2 acres
Brignole Park2 acres
Forest 44 Conservation Area1 acres
Frisco Park1 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 Valley Park
Meramec Landing
Simpson Park LakeIn Simpson Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.3 miUnpaved 3.5 mi
- Valley Park Trail1.3 mi
- Meramec Greenway0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
288 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer8
- Baseball8
- Softball1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Valley Park
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 185 acLocal Park 73 acState Park 18 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 12 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levee TrailLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 115 | Open |
| Meramec Landing ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Meramac Greenway / River Walk TrailLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Vance Trail ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Buder County ParkLocal Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Castlewood State ParkState Park | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Museum Of TransportationLocal Historic or Cultural Area | County | 12 | Open |
| Arnold’S Grove Trail HeadLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Wedge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Archery RangeLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Sacred Heart CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Valley Park and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park | 8.9% | 3.9 mi | 10 |
| Manchester | 1.9% | 1.0 mi | 7 |
| Twin Oaks | 7.1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Valley Park'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.