Osage Township has 315 acres of parks, 154 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Osage Township’s land is conserved, about 1,564 acres. 6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Osage Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Osage Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Osage Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osage Township is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Osage Township’s 6% is ahead of 87% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
Water is 6% of Osage Township’s area (3 of 45 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Park Place, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area
Old Town State Access Area
Ripgut Prairie Natural Area
All 6 parks & preserves
1,564 conserved acres
6% of Osage Township’s land. Water is left out: Osage Township has 42.4 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Osage Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 985 | Restricted |
| Old Town Access State Recreation Area | Not recorded | 292 | Open |
| Ripgut Prairie Natural Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 279 | Restricted |
| August A. Busch Jr. Mem Wetlands At Four Rivers Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 8 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Osage Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
8 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Osage 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) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Osage Township →
Osage Township and its neighbors
Osage Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osage Township | 6% | 0.2 | 154 | 68% | B+ |
| Lone Oak Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Metz Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Home Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prairie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Howard 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 Osage Township
Where can I hike in Osage Township?
The longest trail networks: Park Place, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Osage 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 Osage Township’s trails?
Park Place and Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Osage Township?
1,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osage Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 315 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Osage Township have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Osage Township neighbors.
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 →