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Agency Township in 2007Photo: MathUser2929 · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Agency Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Agency Township

10% of Agency Township’s land is conserved, about 2,250 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Agency Township.

Conserved land
10%
2,250 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2,250 conserved acres

10% of Agency Township’s land. Who manages Agency Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,958 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)55 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,012 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,250 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Big Spring Creek
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
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 →
Sisseton Agency Headquarters & Wacipi GroundsSite · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Agency Township: August and September

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212638546877828072574026
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.33.13.83.72.62.52.40.90.7

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Agency Township →

Next door

Agency Township and its neighbors

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Goodwill Township2.5 miOne Road Township1.7 miAgency Township1.3 miLawrence Township0.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Agency Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Goodwill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
One Road Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lawrence Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Agency Township

Is there public land near Agency Township?

802 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Agency Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Agency Township 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 →