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Hyde County Court House - Highmore - South Dakota (52475058860)Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Highmore

Few parks or trails are on the map in Highmore

2 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Highmore

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Highmore

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

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

History →
Hyde County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Augustus and Augusta Gerhart HouseBuilding · listed 1997
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Hyde County Memorial AuditoriumBuilding · listed 2018
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When to get out

The best walking months in Highmore: 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)253043576878858375594330
Rain (in)0.50.70.92.23.53.82.92.42.01.80.60.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highmore →

Questions about parks and trails in Highmore

Is there public land near Highmore?

4,428 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highmore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Highmore 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 →