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Outdoors in Middleton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Middleton Township

0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Middleton Township.

Conserved land
1%
231 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 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

231 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service157 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)62 ac
State fish & wildlife11 ac
Conservation Easement · 219 acState Conservation Area · 11 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 219 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Shaeffer
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife11Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Vermillion River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 63-197-130Structure · listed 1999
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Middleton 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)273245597081858275614531
Rain (in)0.50.81.42.93.84.33.13.42.92.31.20.8

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middleton Township →

Next door

Middleton Township and its neighbors

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Turner Township7.8 miHurley Township3.5 miSwan Lake Township1.9 miMiddleton Township0.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Middleton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Turner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hurley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Swan Lake 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 Middleton Township

Is there public land near Middleton Township?

124 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middleton 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 Middleton 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 →