Photo: Kbh3rd · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Osceola
27% of Osceola’s land is conserved, about 183 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Osceola, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Osceola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osceola is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Osceola’s 27% is ahead of 100% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
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
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183 conserved acres
27% of Osceola’s land. Who manages Osceola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Truman Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 183 | Open |
1 places to go in Osceola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Osceola
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 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Osceola →
Questions about parks and trails in Osceola
How much of Osceola is conserved land?
27% 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.
Is there public land near Osceola?
10,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osceola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 167 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Osceola have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Osceola 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 →