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Outdoors in Lake Andes

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Andes

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Lake Andes yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.7 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
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

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

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball

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 →
Charles Mix County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1993
About it
Lake Andes Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 2000
About it
Engel HotelBuilding · listed 2012
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Lake Andes

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)9.310.511.813.314.615.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313648607182888578634734
Rain (in)0.50.71.23.03.83.73.03.12.62.10.90.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Andes →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Andes

Are dogs allowed on Lake Andes’ trails?

Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lake Andes?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lake Andes?

6,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Andes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Andes 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 →