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Outdoors in Dearborn Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dearborn Township

44% of Dearborn Township’s land is conserved, about 9,857 acres. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Dearborn Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
44%
9,857 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

9,857 conserved acres

44% of Dearborn Township’s land. Who manages Dearborn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,449 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)300 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,518 acResource Management Area · 3,230 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,238 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,230Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dearborn 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)263144587080868476604430
Rain (in)0.60.71.12.63.33.83.02.72.42.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dearborn Township →

Next door

Dearborn Township and its neighbors

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Carlyle Township9.0 miClyde Township4.4 miDearborn Township3.2 miVernon Township2.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dearborn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Vernon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clyde Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Carlyle 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 Dearborn Township

Is there public land near Dearborn Township?

216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dearborn 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 Dearborn Township neighbors.

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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 →