Few parks or trails are on the map in Oglala
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Oglala, 0.2 per square mile of land. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Oglala have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oglala is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Water is 6% of Oglala’s area (1 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4 places to go in Oglala
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Oglala: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 81 | 89 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oglala →
Questions about parks and trails in Oglala
How much of Oglala is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a South Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Oglala?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oglala?
7 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oglala or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oglala have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oglala neighbors.
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 →