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Outdoors in Pearl Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pearl Creek Township

37% of Pearl Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 8,400 acres. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pearl Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
37%
8,400 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

8,400 conserved acres

37% of Pearl Creek Township’s land. Who manages Pearl Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service11,530 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,302 acResource Management Area · 1,227 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,786 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Beadle County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,227Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Pearl Creek 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)263144587080868375604430
Rain (in)0.50.71.12.53.23.83.12.92.42.00.80.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pearl Creek Township →

Next door

Pearl Creek Township and its neighbors

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Belle Prairie Township10 miRichland Township3.0 miJackson Township2.3 miPearl Creek Township2.1 miFloyd Township1.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Pearl Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belle Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Floyd Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jackson 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 Pearl Creek Township

Is there public land near Pearl Creek Township?

889 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pearl Creek 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 Pearl Creek Township 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 →