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Outdoors in Rose Hill Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rose Hill Township

32% of Rose Hill Township’s land is conserved, about 7,335 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 119 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
32%
7,335 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
119 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,785 ft
Wessington Hills
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

7,335 conserved acres

32% of Rose Hill Township’s land. Who manages Rose Hill Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,296 ac
State fish & wildlife20 ac
State parks2 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,182 acResource Management Area · 114 acState Conservation Area · 20 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,256 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hand County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service114Restricted
Rosehill Game Production Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife20Restricted
Rosehill Recreation Area
State Recreation Area
State parks2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Rose Hill Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Rose Hill Township
Wessington Hills1,785 ft elevation
Directions
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. 30-257-400Structure · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Rose Hill 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)253043566878858274594330
Rain (in)0.60.81.12.63.54.03.02.72.42.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rose Hill Township →

Next door

Rose Hill Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Rose Hill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hiland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hulbert 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 Rose Hill Township

Is there public land near Rose Hill Township?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rose Hill 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 →