Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Flandreau
2% of Flandreau’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Flandreau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Flandreau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flandreau is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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21 conserved acres
2% of Flandreau’s land. Who manages Flandreau’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
5 places to go in Flandreau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Flandreau
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Flandreau →
Questions about parks and trails in Flandreau
How much of Flandreau is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 3% for a South Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
How much outdoors does Flandreau have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Flandreau neighbors.
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 →