Bruflat Waterfowl Production Area
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
190 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Goodhue Lutheran Church · Photo: Wabbit98 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Eden Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Eden Township
31% of Eden Township’s land is conserved, about 6,657 acres. 9.4 miles of mapped trail cross Eden Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
31%
6,657 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
9.4 mi
0.3 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Dayton GPA
Managed by South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6,657 conserved acres
31% of Eden Township’s land. Water is left out: Eden Township has 33.4 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eden Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,190 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)620 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,905 acResource Management Area · 905 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,201 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codington County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 905 | Restricted |
| Dayton Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Goodhue Lutheran ChurchBuilding · listed 1996
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Eden 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eden Township →
Next door
Eden Township and its neighbors
Eden Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Eden Township9.4 miDexter Township8.2 miPhipps Township7.9 miBlaine Township4.5 miWheatland Township2.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wheatland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Blaine Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Phipps Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dexter 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 Eden Township
Are dogs allowed on Eden Township’s trails?
Bruflat Waterfowl Production Area and Dayton GPA don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eden Township?
6,177 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eden 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 Eden 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 →