Paddy Creek Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
262 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lynch Township
20% of Lynch Township’s land is conserved: 12,879 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 40 miles of mapped trail cross Lynch Township, 0.4 per square mile of land. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
12,879 acres · of 98.8 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lynch Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lynch Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lynch Township is ahead of 53% 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 Lynch Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical MO town 2% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (40 mi) · MO 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MO 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home2% 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 53%
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Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lynch Township’s 20% is ahead of 99% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 61% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12,879 conserved acres
20% of Lynch Township’s land. Who manages Lynch Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service12,861 ac
Not recorded17 ac
National Forest · 12,861 acState Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Twain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 12,861 | Open |
| Boiling Spring Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Mason Bridge Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 7 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lynch Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lynch Township
Boiling Springs
DirectionsMason Bridge Access
DirectionsPeaks in Lynch Township
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.9 mi
Forestry Tr 2151.4 mi
Forestry Tr 2031.1 mi
Foresty Tr 2770.9 mi
Forestry Trail0.6 mi
Vetr 2150.5 mi
Forestry Trail 2210.1 mi
Forestry Tr 2260.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Lynch 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 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
January is the driest month (2.6 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 Lynch Township →
Next door
Lynch Township and its neighbors
Lynch Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lynch Township40 miBoone Township38 miUpton Township35 miJackson Township28 miSherrill Township19 miRoubidoux Township16 miPiney Township8.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch Township | 20% | 0.4 | 13 | 2% | B− |
| Piney Township | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 17% | D |
| Sherrill Township | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Boone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Upton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roubidoux Township | 36% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Jackson Township | 7% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lynch Township
How much of Lynch Township is conserved land?
20% 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 Lynch Township’s trails?
Paddy Creek Wilderness doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lynch Township?
66,521 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lynch Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12,657 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lynch Township have?
Ahead of 53% 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 Lynch 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 →