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Outdoors in East Hanson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in East Hanson Township

6% of East Hanson Township’s land is conserved, about 1,336 acres. 119 acres are parks and preserves, 2,532 per 1,000 residents. 6.4 miles of mapped trail cross East Hanson Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
1,336 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
119 ac
2,532 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
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

1,336 conserved acres

6% of East Hanson Township’s land. Who manages East Hanson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,072 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)148 ac
State fish & wildlife117 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,220 acState Recreation Area · 117 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,220 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Piggors Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife117Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 07-304-414Structure · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in East Hanson 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222740556978838173584127
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.03.73.42.42.22.10.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Hanson Township →

Next door

East Hanson Township and its neighbors

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Bates Township17 miWest Hanson Township13 miEast Hanson Township6.4 miGroton Township3.1 miAndover Township2.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
East Hanson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West Hanson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bates Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Groton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Andover 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 East Hanson Township

Is there public land near East Hanson Township?

671 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Hanson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 119 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Hanson 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 →