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Outdoors in Glendo Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glendo Township

13% of Glendo Township’s land is conserved, about 2,906 acres.

Conserved land
13%
2,906 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2,906 conserved acres

13% of Glendo Township’s land. Who manages Glendo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board2,878 ac
Bureau of Land Management28 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,878 acNational Public Lands · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sd Public Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board2,878Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management28Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Glendo Township: July to 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)293244566777868575584332
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.52.83.02.31.61.31.50.50.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Glendo Township →

Next door

Glendo Township and its neighbors

Glendo Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Wilson Township2.1 miGlendo Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Glendo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wilson 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 Glendo Township

Is there public land near Glendo Township?

35,464 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,941 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glendo 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 →