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Outdoors in Sverdrup Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sverdrup Township

1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sverdrup Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

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

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
South Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-193-086Structure · listed 2000
About it
South Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 50-196-104Structure · listed 2000
About it
Willow Grove FarmDistrict · listed 2003
About it
Slip Up Creek HomesteadDistrict · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Sverdrup 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253043576979838074604329
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.83.74.53.43.43.02.21.20.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sverdrup Township →

Next door

Sverdrup Township and its neighbors

Sverdrup Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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
Sverdrup Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Balticunder 1%0.32699%+B
Dell Rapids Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mapleton Townshipunder 1%under 0.1310%D

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Sverdrup Township

Where can I bike in Sverdrup Township?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Sverdrup Township?

2,969 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sverdrup 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 Sverdrup 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 →