1
Crystal Lake Park
Park
13 acres0.7 mi of trail
Crystal Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Lexington
Lexington, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.7% of Lexington is conserved land, roughly 165 acres. There are about 2.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Crystal Lake Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lexington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lexington outdoors
Conserved land
4.7%
165 of 3,478 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
36 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
City Park
Park
84 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Lexington Riverfront Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Historic College Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Lexington
Lexington Riverfront Park
Lexington Riverfront ParkIn Lexington Riverfront Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.0 miUnpaved 2.0 mi
- The Lexington Trail1.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Trail0.7 mi
- Battlefield Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
165 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Baseball4
- Football3
- Soccer1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lexington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Historic or Cultural Area 105 acLocal Park 37 acLocal Recreation Area 23 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Of Lexington State Historic SiteState Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 105 | Open |
| Softball FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Lexington Water ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Crystal Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| College ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Irish Town ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Anderson HouseBuilding
Battle of Lexington State Historic SiteBattlefield
Lafayette County War MemorialWar memorial
Lexington Memory GardensCemetery
Machpelah CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lexington's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.