Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Holcomb Township has 93 acres of parks, 77 for every 1,000 residents
9.2 miles of mapped trail cross Holcomb Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Holcomb Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holcomb Township is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident 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 Holcomb Township’s under 1% is ahead of 15% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% 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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92 conserved acres
under 1% of Holcomb Township’s land. Who manages Holcomb Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisbee Cutoff Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 92 | Open |
3 places to go in Holcomb Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Holcomb 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 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holcomb Township →
Holcomb Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holcomb Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 77 | under 1% | C |
| Freeborn Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 64% | C− |
| Union Township | 3% | 0.4 | 80 | 36% | B |
| Independence Township | 3% | 0.6 | 6 | 65% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Holcomb Township
How much of Holcomb 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.
Is there public land near Holcomb Township?
540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holcomb Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holcomb Township have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Holcomb 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 →