Buffalo Gap National Grassland
Managed by United States Forest Service
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Wasta Rest Stop Tipi-Eastbound · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Wasta Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wasta Township
4% of Wasta Township’s land is conserved, about 812 acres. 9.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wasta Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
4%
812 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
812 conserved acres
4% of Wasta Township’s land. Who manages Wasta Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management808 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
National Public Lands · 808 acNational Grassland · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 808 | Open |
| Buffalo Gap National Grassland National Grassland | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Wasta 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.
| 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) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wasta Township →
Next door
Wasta Township and its neighbors
Wasta Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Crooked Creek Township35 miWasta Township9.6 miOwanka Township4.0 miLake Flat Township4.0 miShyne Township1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasta Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crooked Creek 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 | ||||
| Owanka 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 Wasta Township
Are dogs allowed on Wasta Township’s trails?
Buffalo Gap National Grassland doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wasta Township?
42,463 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wasta Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 818 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wasta 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 →