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Outdoors in Sunnyside Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sunnyside Township

7% of Sunnyside Township’s land is conserved, about 1,861 acres.

Conserved land
7%
1,861 acres · of 38.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,861 conserved acres

7% of Sunnyside Township’s land. Who manages Sunnyside Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,243 ac
Bureau of Land Management618 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,243 acNational Public Lands · 618 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sd Public Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,243Open
South Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management618Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Sunnyside Township: April 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)343849596980888878624736
Rain (in)0.40.50.92.03.43.12.31.51.21.70.50.4

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 Sunnyside Township →

Next door

Sunnyside Township and its neighbors

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Ash Township14 miCedar Butte Township3.4 miSmithville Township2.3 miShyne Township1.5 miSunnyside Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sunnyside Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Smithville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ash Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cedar Butte 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 Sunnyside Township

Is there public land near Sunnyside Township?

21,291 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunnyside Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,882 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sunnyside 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 →