Fort Leonard Wood has 16 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
2% of Fort Leonard Wood’s land is conserved, about 322 acres.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #212 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fort Leonard Wood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Leonard Wood is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #212 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Fort Leonard Wood’s 2% is ahead of 55% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% 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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322 conserved acres
2% of Fort Leonard Wood’s land. Who manages Fort Leonard Wood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 322 | Open |
4 places to go in Fort Leonard Wood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
June is the best month for walking in Fort Leonard Wood
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
January is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Leonard Wood →
Fort Leonard Wood and its neighbors
Fort Leonard Wood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Leonard Wood | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| St. Robert | 1% | 0.3 | 8 | 28% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Leonard Wood
How much of Fort Leonard Wood is conserved land?
2% 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 Fort Leonard Wood?
99,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Leonard Wood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 325 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Leonard Wood have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #212 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Fort Leonard Wood 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 →