Baptist Camp Access
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Cass Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cass Township
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Cass Township. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
16 acres · of 89.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cass Township is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cass Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 7%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Cass Township’s under 1% is ahead of 4% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cass Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
under 1% of Cass Township’s land. Who manages Cass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded16 ac
Private Conservation · 9 acState Recreation Area · 4 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dripping Springs Natural Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Closed |
| Baptist Camp Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Simmons Ford Access Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 3 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Cass Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cass Township
Baptist Camp AccessHours: Mon–Sun 4 am – 10 pm
DirectionsBig Piney
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cole, Arthur W., and Chloe B., HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
June is the best month for walking in Cass 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
January is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cass Township →
Next door
Cass Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Ozark Township12 miMorris Township12 miBurdine Township12 miSargent Township9.6 miPiney Township8.6 miPierce Township7.4 miCass Township2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 1% | D |
| Piney Township | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 17% | D |
| Ozark Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burdine Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Sargent Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Morris Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pierce Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cass Township
How much of Cass Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Cass Township’s trails?
Baptist Camp Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cass Township?
8,774 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cass Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Cass Township neighbors.
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Sources
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 →