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Outdoors in Smithville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Smithville Township

15% of Smithville Township’s land is conserved, about 3,896 acres. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Smithville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
3,896 acres · of 41.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 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

3,896 conserved acres

15% of Smithville Township’s land. Who manages Smithville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board2,818 ac
Bureau of Land Management1,078 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,818 acNational Public Lands · 1,078 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sd Public Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board2,818Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,078Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Smithville 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)343849596979888878624837
Rain (in)0.40.51.02.03.43.12.31.51.21.70.60.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Smithville Township →

Next door

Smithville Township and its neighbors

Smithville Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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

Is there public land near Smithville Township?

21,721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,914 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Smithville 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 →