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Outdoors in Pioneer Township

More than half of Pioneer Township’s land is conserved: 68%

68% of Pioneer Township’s land is conserved, about 15,129 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Pioneer Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
68%
15,129 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 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

15,129 conserved acres

68% of Pioneer Township’s land. Who manages Pioneer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21,278 ac
State land board224 ac
Conservation Easement · 21,278 acState Resource Management Area · 224 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14,906 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board224Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 25-380-142Structure · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Pioneer Township: 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232841576979858374594228
Rain (in)0.50.60.92.03.33.63.32.32.11.90.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pioneer Township →

Next door

Pioneer Township and its neighbors

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Athol Township19 miCenterville Township18 miZell Township13 miPioneer Township10 miWesley Township5.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Pioneer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wesley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Athol Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Zell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Centerville 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 Pioneer Township

Is there public land near Pioneer Township?

3,703 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pioneer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 228 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pioneer 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 →