Leadwood Access
Managed by Missouri Department of Conservation
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Leadwood
Leadwood has 6 acres of parks, 4.4 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Leadwood, 0.1 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leadwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leadwood is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leadwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home53% 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 22%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Leadwood’s 1% is ahead of 24% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 23% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Leadwood. 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 C− 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
6 conserved acres
1% of Leadwood’s land. Who manages Leadwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Not recorded6 ac
State Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadwood Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Leadwood
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) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
January is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Leadwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Leadwood
How much of Leadwood 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 Leadwood’s trails?
Leadwood Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leadwood?
11,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leadwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Leadwood have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Leadwood 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 →