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Outdoors in Rhoda Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rhoda Township

10% of Rhoda Township’s land is conserved, about 2,832 acres. 294 acres are parks and preserves, 2,426 per 1,000 residents. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Rhoda Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
2,832 acres · of 42.8 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
294 ac
2,426 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
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

2,832 conserved acres

10% of Rhoda Township’s land. Who manages Rhoda Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,625 ac
State fish & wildlife320 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)269 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,771 acState Recreation Area · 320 acResource Management Area · 123 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,450 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bovee Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife320Open
Charles Mix County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service123Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Rhoda 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313647597181878577624734
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.93.63.82.93.12.62.00.80.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rhoda Township →

Next door

Rhoda Township and its neighbors

Rhoda Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Moore Township22 miRhoda Township13 miDarlington Township10 miJackson Township5.6 miSignal Township2.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Rhoda Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Darlington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moore 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
Signal 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 Rhoda Township

Is there public land near Rhoda Township?

4,438 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rhoda Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rhoda 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 →