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Outdoors in Morton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Morton Township

39% of Morton Township’s land is conserved, about 8,920 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Morton Township.

Conserved land
39%
8,920 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

8,920 conserved acres

39% of Morton Township’s land. Who manages Morton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,729 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2,964 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits583 ac
State fish & wildlife328 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,061 acResource Management Area · 632 acPrivate Conservation · 583 acState Conservation Area · 328 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,693 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Day County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service632Restricted
Prairie Coteau Landscape Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits583Closed
Redetzke
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife328Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Morton 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)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.7
High (°F)202538536676817971563925
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.13.23.93.82.62.52.30.80.7

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Morton Township →

Next door

Morton Township and its neighbors

Morton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Wheatland Township2.8 miMorton Township0.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Morton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wheatland 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 Morton Township

Is there public land near Morton Township?

4,586 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morton 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 Morton 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 →