Young Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
1,218 acres5.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in LaBarque Creek
17% of LaBarque Creek’s land is conserved: 1,951 acres
17 miles of mapped trail cross LaBarque Creek, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Young Conservation Area (5.8 mi), Don Robinson State Park (5.6 mi), Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area (2.8 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
1,951 acres · of 17.6 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
860 ft
Chinkapin Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is LaBarque Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does LaBarque Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, LaBarque Creek is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of LaBarque Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home18% 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 51%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so LaBarque Creek’s 17% is ahead of 99% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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
The longest trail network is Young Conservation Area, with 5.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Don Robinson State Park
Managed by Missouri Department of Natural Resources
819 acres5.6 mi of trail
Sandstone Canyon TrailLaBarque Hills TrailWhite Connector 1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
407 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
LaBarque Creek Conservation Area
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
1,258 acres2.5 mi of trail
LaBarque Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,951 conserved acres
17% of LaBarque Creek’s land. Who manages LaBarque Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation4 ac
Not recorded1,947 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,947 acRecreation or Education Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 1,122 | Restricted |
| Labarque Creek Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 825 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in LaBarque Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in LaBarque Creek
Chinkapin Hill860 ft elevation · In Don Robinson State Park
DirectionsHerman's Hilltop814 ft elevation · In Don Robinson State Park
DirectionsNorth LaBarque Hill810 ft elevation · In Don Robinson State Park
DirectionsSouth LaBarque Hill801 ft elevation · In Don Robinson State Park
DirectionsGlassberg Hill702 ft elevation · In Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 14.3 mi
Sandstone Canyon Trail3.1 mi
LaBarque Creek Trail2.6 mi
LaBarque Hills Trail2.2 mi
White Connector 10.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in LaBarque Creek
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 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in LaBarque Creek →
Questions about parks and trails in LaBarque Creek
Where can I hike in LaBarque Creek?
The longest trail networks: Young Conservation Area, 5.8 miles; Don Robinson State Park, 5.6 miles; Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area, 2.8 miles; LaBarque Creek Conservation Area, 2.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of LaBarque Creek is conserved land?
17% 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 LaBarque Creek’s trails?
Young Conservation Area and Don Robinson State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near LaBarque Creek?
12,518 acres of parks and open public land lie inside LaBarque Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does LaBarque Creek have?
Ahead of 51% 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 LaBarque Creek 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 →