1
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek)
Nature preserve
3,499 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Springfield
Springfield, MO parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Springfield is conserved land, roughly 4,294 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Upper Tebo Creek) (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Springfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Springfield outdoors
Conserved land
20%
4,294 of 21,171 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
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
Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Brush Creek)
Nature preserve
96 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,294 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
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Springfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation Management Area 4,144 acPrivate Recreation or Education 3,605 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Truman Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,144 | Open |
| Truman Reservoir Management LandsPrivate Recreation or Education | Not recorded | 3,605 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Mount Olivet CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Springfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 20.3% | 3.5 mi | 2 |
| Leesville | 33.8% | 3.3 mi | 4 |
| Deer Creek | 8.2% | 6.1 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Springfield'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.