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Outdoors in Highland Township

More than half of Highland Township’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Highland Township’s land is conserved, about 11,679 acres. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Highland Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
51%
11,679 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

11,679 conserved acres

51% of Highland Township’s land. Who manages Highland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,600 ac
State fish & wildlife696 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)27 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,142 acState Conservation Area · 696 acResource Management Area · 485 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10,740 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Casanova
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife641Restricted
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service243Restricted
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service242Restricted
Jihlek-dahme
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife55Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in Highland 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)222740566979848274584127
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.23.53.22.32.11.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highland Township →

Next door

Highland Township and its neighbors

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Warner Township25 miNew Hope Township24 miHighland Township16 miMercier Township10 miRichland Township8.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Highland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mercier Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
New Hope Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Warner 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 Highland Township

Is there public land near Highland Township?

3,747 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highland 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 Highland 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 →