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Outdoors in Moreau Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Moreau Township

7% of Moreau Township’s land is conserved, about 3,072 acres. 9.2 miles of mapped trail cross Moreau Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
3,072 acres · of 72.0 sq mi of land
Trails
9.2 mi
0.1 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

3,072 conserved acres

7% of Moreau Township’s land. Who manages Moreau Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,590 ac
Bureau of Land Management1,483 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,590 acNational Public Lands · 1,483 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sd Public Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,590Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,483Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Moreau 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)293345576878878676594432
Rain (in)0.30.60.91.73.23.22.51.71.31.40.50.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moreau Township →

Next door

Moreau Township and its neighbors

Moreau 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
Moreau Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chaudoin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Martin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chance 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 Moreau Township

Is there public land near Moreau Township?

19,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moreau Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,096 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Moreau 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 →