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Sitting Bull MonumentSitting Bull Monument · Photo: Malchow · Public domain
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Outdoors in Ridgeland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ridgeland Township

12% of Ridgeland Township’s land is conserved, about 6,406 acres. 9.7 miles of mapped trail cross Ridgeland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
6,406 acres · of 82.1 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

6,406 conserved acres

12% of Ridgeland Township’s land. Water is left out: Ridgeland Township has 82.1 square miles of land and 6.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ridgeland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers5,766 ac
State land board640 ac
Recreation Management Area · 5,766 acState Resource Management Area · 640 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Oaha Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers5,766Open
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board640Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Sitting Bull MonumentObject · listed 2006
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Ridgeland 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)253043576879868475584229
Rain (in)0.40.50.81.63.03.32.72.21.61.70.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ridgeland Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Ridgeland Township

Is there public land near Ridgeland Township?

18,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridgeland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,468 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ridgeland Township 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 →