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Outdoors in Wakpala Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wakpala Township

13% of Wakpala Township’s land is conserved, about 1,654 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Wakpala Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
1,654 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,244 ft
Rattlesnake Butte
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

1,654 conserved acres

13% of Wakpala Township’s land. Who manages Wakpala Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers1,654 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,654 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Oaha Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers1,654Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Wakpala Township

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

Peaks in Wakpala Township
Rattlesnake Butte2,244 ft elevation
Directions
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
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Wakpala 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)253043576979868475584229
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.53.03.32.82.21.61.70.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wakpala Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Wakpala Township

Is there public land near Wakpala Township?

15,347 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wakpala Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 561 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wakpala 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 →