St. Louis Region
B.K. Leach gives Lincoln County a Mississippi-bottoms wildlife map
B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area is a northeastern Lincoln County wetland and bottomland place to check for river-edge public access, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area ties Lincoln County directly to the Mississippi bottoms. Missouri Department of Conservation places the area in northeastern Lincoln County and lists it at 4,307.7 acres.
That location matters for a resident or visitor because the area is not a generic county park. MDC describes directions from Elsberry and notes three tracts, which makes it a named public-land system on the county’s river side. It is a useful official starting point for hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and checking area maps before driving into the bottoms.
Use the MDC page before planning around an access point, blind, or seasonal use. It is the source that can separate public conservation land from nearby private farms and river-bottom roads.
Where to see it
- B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area
Use MDC for access, maps, wetland rules, waterfowl procedures, and current conditions.
References
More from Lincoln County: browse every local note for the county.
Last checked against the sources above: July 16, 2026.