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Outdoors in Mullen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mullen Township

3% of Mullen Township’s land is conserved, about 625 acres. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Mullen Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
625 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 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

625 conserved acres

3% of Mullen Township’s land. Who manages Mullen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board623 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 623 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board623Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management2Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Mullen Township: April 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)343748597081898778634836
Rain (in)0.50.61.02.23.33.42.62.31.61.60.60.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mullen Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Mullen Township

Is there public land near Mullen Township?

5,375 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mullen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 625 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mullen 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 →