Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
670 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fields Creek Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Fields Creek Township
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Fields Creek Township. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
788 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fields Creek Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fields Creek Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fields Creek Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · MO 74% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fields Creek Township’s 4% is ahead of 76% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 17% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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.
Antioch Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
788 conserved acres
4% of Fields Creek Township’s land. Who manages Fields Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service50 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)34 ac
Town or city22 ac
State parks2 ac
Not recorded681 ac
State Conservation Area · 681 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 50 acConservation Easement · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 acState Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 34 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poague (Haysler A.) Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 681 | Restricted |
| Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mo National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 50 | Restricted |
| Wagoner Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Katy Trail State Park | State parks | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Fields Creek 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fields Creek Township →
Next door
Fields Creek Township and its neighbors
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Tebo Township26 miDeer Creek Township6.1 miClinton Township2.3 miClinton1.4 miHoney Creek Township1.3 miFields Creek Township1.1 miShawnee Township1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Creek Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 23 | 41% | C+ |
| Honey Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Deer Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shawnee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tebo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton | 12% | 0.2 | 14 | 69% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fields Creek Township
Where can I hike in Fields Creek Township?
The longest trail networks: Wagoner Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fields Creek Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Fields Creek Township’s trails?
Haysler A. Poague Conservation Area and Wagoner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fields Creek Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fields Creek Township?
11,237 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fields Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fields Creek Township have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Fields Creek 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 →