Richland Township has 185 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Richland Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland Township is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold 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 Richland Township’s under 1% is ahead of 11% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% 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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143 conserved acres
under 1% of Richland Township’s land. Who manages Richland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Ridge Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 84 | Restricted |
| Holly Ridge Natural Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 42 | Restricted |
1 places to go in Richland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 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 Richland 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 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 58 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richland Township →
Richland Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | under 1% | 1.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Castor Township | 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Pike Township | under 1% | 0.4 | 33 | 38% | C+ |
| Elk Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Liberty Township | 6% | 1.3 | 6 | 36% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland Township
How much of Richland Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Richland Township?
366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richland Township have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Richland 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 →