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Outdoors in Riverview Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverview Township

2% of Riverview Township’s land is conserved, about 439 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Riverview Township.

Conserved land
2%
439 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 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

439 conserved acres

2% of Riverview Township’s land. Who manages Riverview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)279 ac
State fish & wildlife159 ac
Conservation Easement · 279 acState Conservation Area · 159 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 280 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kamp
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife159Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Big Sioux River
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 Department of Transportation Bridge No. 51-102-010Structure · listed 2000
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Riverview 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232841556878828073584228
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.63.74.43.73.43.02.11.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riverview Township →

Next door

Riverview Township and its neighbors

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Fremont Township2.2 miTrenton Township2.2 miRiverview Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Riverview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fremont Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Trenton 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 Riverview Township

Is there public land near Riverview Township?

721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverview 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 Riverview 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 →