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Downtown Vivian South Dakota 12-01-2010Photo: Gail Fisher · CC BY 2.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Vivian Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vivian Township

2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Vivian Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 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
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Vivian 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)323647596980888677624734
Rain (in)0.50.61.02.33.33.42.82.41.71.70.60.5

December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vivian Township →

Next door

Vivian Township and its neighbors

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Mussman Township10 miWilliams Creek Township9.9 miVivian Township2.9 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Vivian Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Williams Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mussman 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 Vivian Township

Is there public land near Vivian Township?

31,849 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vivian 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 Vivian 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 →