Buffalo Township has 27 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
6% of Buffalo Township’s land is conserved, about 1,428 acres.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buffalo Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Buffalo Township’s 6% is ahead of 86% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1,428 conserved acres
6% of Buffalo Township’s land. Who manages Buffalo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,428 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Buffalo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Buffalo Township
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
September is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buffalo Township →
Buffalo Township and its neighbors
Buffalo Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | 6% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Salem Township | 4% | 0.1 | 2 | 53% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Buffalo Township
How much of Buffalo Township is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Buffalo Township?
6,259 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buffalo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Buffalo Township neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →