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Commercial district, Murdo, South DakotaPhoto: Lpangelrob · CC BY-SA 3.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Murdo

Few parks or trails are on the map in Murdo

62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
62%
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
Things to do

5 places to go in Murdo

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Murdo
Murdo Swimming Pool
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Murdo State BankBuilding · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Murdo

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)323647586979888677614735
Rain (in)0.50.61.02.23.43.42.72.31.61.70.60.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Murdo →

Next door

Murdo and its neighbors

Murdo has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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
Murdo— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Buffalo 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 Murdo

Is there public land near Murdo?

1,899 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Murdo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Murdo 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 →