Lamar City Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Lamar Township
Lamar Township has 8.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
221 acres · of 62.8 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lamar Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lamar Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lamar Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home7% 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 14%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lamar Township’s 1% is ahead of 18% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lamar 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 C−. 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
221 conserved acres
1% of Lamar Township’s land. Who manages Lamar Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)45 ac
Town or city8 ac
Not recorded167 ac
State Conservation Area · 167 acConservation Easement · 45 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treaty Line Prairie Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 167 | Restricted |
| Lamar City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lamar 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lamar Township →
Next door
Lamar Township and its neighbors
Lamar Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Newport Township10 miLamar Township8.0 miCentral Township7.4 miUnion Township6.2 miRichland Township6.1 miNorthfork Township5.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Township | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 7% | D |
| Richland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Northfork Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Central Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Newport Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Union 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 Lamar Township
How much of Lamar Township is conserved land?
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 Lamar Township’s trails?
Lamar City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lamar Township?
364 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamar Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lamar Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Lamar 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 →