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Outdoors in Clarno Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clarno Township

17% of Clarno Township’s land is conserved, about 4,033 acres. 8.1 miles of mapped trail cross Clarno Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
4,033 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.1 mi
0.2 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

4,033 conserved acres

17% of Clarno Township’s land. Who manages Clarno Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,499 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)216 ac
State fish & wildlife151 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,074 acResource Management Area · 1,640 acState Conservation Area · 151 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,061 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,640Restricted
Lake Henry
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife151Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Clarno Township

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253042576979838073594329
Rain (in)0.50.81.32.73.74.13.23.23.02.21.00.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clarno Township →

Next door

Clarno Township and its neighbors

Clarno Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Clarno Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Vermillion Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Orland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Winfred Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brookfield 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 Clarno Township

Is there public land near Clarno Township?

840 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarno 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 Clarno 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 →