Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Wall
4 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wall, 0.1 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Wall’s land. Who manages Wall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
| Buffalo Gap National Grassland National Grassland | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Wall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
September is the best month for walking in Wall
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 61 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wall →
Wall and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairview Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Flat 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 Wall
Are dogs allowed on Wall’s trails?
Wall City Park and Buffalo Gap National Grassland don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wall?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wall?
59,245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wall neighbors.
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 →