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Outdoors in Dempster Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dempster Township

2% of Dempster Township’s land is conserved, about 435 acres. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Dempster Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
435 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

435 conserved acres

2% of Dempster Township’s land. Who manages Dempster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)365 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service121 ac
State fish & wildlife9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
Conservation Easement · 494 acState Conservation Area · 9 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 426 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sioux Poinsett
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife9Restricted
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The walking year in Dempster 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)222739546777817972574027
Rain (in)0.60.61.22.43.34.13.53.22.82.10.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dempster Township →

Next door

Dempster Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Dempster Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hidewood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Florence 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 Dempster Township

Is there public land near Dempster Township?

278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dempster 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 Dempster 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 →