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Outdoors in La Prairie Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in La Prairie Township

2% of La Prairie Township’s land is conserved, about 744 acres. 35 miles of mapped trail cross La Prairie Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
744 acres · of 49.8 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

744 conserved acres

2% of La Prairie Township’s land. Who manages La Prairie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service559 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)185 ac
Conservation Easement · 744 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 744 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in La Prairie 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.48.8
High (°F)222741566979848274584128
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.13.63.32.22.22.10.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in La Prairie Township →

Next door

La Prairie Township and its neighbors

La Prairie Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
La Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mellette Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beotia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tetonka 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 La Prairie Township

Is there public land near La Prairie Township?

665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Prairie 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 La Prairie Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →