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Savo Hall-Finnish National Society HallSavo Hall-Finnish National Society Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Outdoors in Savo Township

More than half of Savo Township’s land is conserved: 52%

52% of Savo Township’s land is conserved, about 11,787 acres. 8.2 miles of mapped trail cross Savo Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
52%
11,787 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.2 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

11,787 conserved acres

52% of Savo Township’s land. Who manages Savo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,427 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)98 ac
State land board12 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,210 acResource Management Area · 314 acState Resource Management Area · 12 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,618 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158Restricted
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service157Restricted
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board12Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Savo Hall-Finnish National Society HallBuilding · listed 1985
About it
South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 58-140-224Structure · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Savo 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202539546877828172573926
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.83.33.93.52.62.32.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Savo Township →

Next door

Savo 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
Savo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Liberty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osceola 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 Savo Township

Is there public land near Savo Township?

1,351 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Savo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Savo 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 →