Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek)
Nature preserve
1,876 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Leesville Township
37% of Leesville Township’s land is conserved: 10,038 acres
The biggest trail networks: Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek) (1.4 mi). 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Leesville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
10,038 acres · of 42.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Leesville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leesville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leesville Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leesville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 23%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Leesville Township’s 37% is ahead of 100% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
Water is 10% of Leesville Township’s area (5 of 47 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 34%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Leesville 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
The longest trail network is Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek), with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Leesville)
Nature preserve
838 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Cedar Creek)
Nature preserve
679 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brush Creek)
Nature preserve
525 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
10,038 conserved acres
37% of Leesville Township’s land. Water is left out: Leesville Township has 42.0 square miles of land and 4.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Leesville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers9,731 ac
Not recorded4,078 ac
Recreation Management Area · 9,731 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 4,078 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Truman Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 9,731 | Open |
| Truman Reservoir Management Lands Private Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 4,078 | Closed |
Things to do
7 places to go in Leesville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Leesville Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Leesville Township
4 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Bucksaw Campground Nature Trail0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Leesville 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Leesville Township →
Next door
Leesville Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesville Township | 37% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Osage Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bethlehem 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 Leesville Township
Where can I hike in Leesville Township?
The longest trail networks: Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek), 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Leesville Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Leesville Township’s trails?
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek) and Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Leesville) don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Leesville Township?
46,868 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leesville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,094 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leesville Township have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Leesville 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 →