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Outdoors in Howard Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Howard Township

1% of Howard Township’s land is conserved, about 337 acres. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Howard Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
337 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 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

337 conserved acres

1% of Howard Township’s land. Who manages Howard Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board308 ac
Bureau of Land Management30 ac
State Resource Management Area · 308 acNational Public Lands · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sd Public Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board308Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management30Open
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Howard 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)313546586879878677604534
Rain (in)0.40.60.91.93.43.12.41.61.21.60.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Howard Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Howard Township

Is there public land near Howard Township?

13,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Howard Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 338 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Howard 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 →