Dexter City Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Liberty Township
Liberty Township has 193 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Dexter City Park (0.5 mi). 6% of Liberty Township’s land is conserved, about 5,578 acres. 96 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #97 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
5,578 acres · of 149.7 sq mi of land
Trails
193 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
96 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Liberty Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Liberty Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #97 of 247 in Missouri. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Liberty Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (193 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (96 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home36% 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 56%
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Missouri towns of 2,500+ (247)Ahead of 61%
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Liberty Township’s 6% is ahead of 87% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% 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 Dexter City Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,578 conserved acres
6% of Liberty Township’s land. Who manages Liberty Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)747 ac
Town or city97 ac
Not recorded4,747 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,747 acConservation Easement · 747 acLocal Park · 97 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 735 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Slough Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 4,577 | Restricted |
| Bradyville Natural Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 137 | Restricted |
| East Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Otter Slough Natural Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 33 | Restricted |
| West Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Boon Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Sugar Plum Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
31 places to go in Liberty Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Liberty Township
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Liberty Township
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DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 189.6 mi
Agusta Circle0.3 mi
Cypress Circle0.3 mi
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
11Baseball
9Tennis
8Basketball
3Soccer
2Pickleball
1Tracks
1Football
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Liberty 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 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 50 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Liberty Township →
Next door
Liberty Township and its neighbors
Liberty Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Elk Township255 miLiberty Township193 miRichland Township185 miDuck Creek Township99 miUnion Township46 miCastor Township34 miCotton Hill Township16 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | 6% | 1.3 | 6 | 36% | B |
| Castor Township | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Elk Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Duck Creek Township | 16% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Union Township | 3% | 0.4 | 80 | 36% | B |
| Richland Township | under 1% | 1.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Cotton Hill Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 10 | 63% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Liberty Township
Where can I hike in Liberty Township?
The longest trail networks: Dexter City Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Liberty Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Liberty Township’s trails?
Dexter City Park and East Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Liberty Township?
4,768 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Liberty Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 96 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Liberty Township have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #97 of 247 in Missouri. 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 Liberty 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 →