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SULLY COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ONIDA, SDPhoto: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Onida

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Onida

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 53 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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

3 places to go in Onida

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

Playgrounds in Onida

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Football
1Baseball

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
L. E. Snyder HouseBuilding · listed 1993
About it
Sully County CourthouseBuilding · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Onida: 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.615.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)273144576879868476594331
Rain (in)0.40.60.81.93.13.52.62.21.71.70.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Onida →

Questions about parks and trails in Onida

Is there public land near Onida?

770 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Onida or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Onida 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 →