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Outdoors in Sioux Rapids

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sioux Rapids

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Sioux Rapids City Park

Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Beach volleyball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Sioux TheatreBuilding · listed 2012
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Sioux Rapids

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.0
High (°F)263144587080838175614431
Rain (in)0.70.81.63.34.24.93.63.93.02.31.51.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sioux Rapids →

Questions about parks and trails in Sioux Rapids

Are dogs allowed on Sioux Rapids’ trails?

Sioux Rapids City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Sioux Rapids?

1,640 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sioux Rapids or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sioux Rapids neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

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 →