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Outdoors in Sisseton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sisseton Township

1% of Sisseton Township’s land is conserved, about 236 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Sisseton Township. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
236 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
17%
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

236 conserved acres

1% of Sisseton Township’s land. Who manages Sisseton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)196 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service40 ac
Conservation Easement · 235 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 236 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Sisseton Township

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

Playgrounds in Sisseton Township

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Little Minnesota River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Tracks

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Sisseton 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639556978828173574026
Rain (in)0.70.81.22.33.03.83.72.52.52.30.90.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sisseton Township →

Next door

Sisseton Township and its neighbors

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Goodwill Township2.5 miGrant Township2.4 miEnterprise Township2.1 miSisseton Township0.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sisseton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grant Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Enterprise Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Goodwill 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 Sisseton Township

Is there public land near Sisseton Township?

911 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sisseton 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 Sisseton 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 →