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Outdoors in Wayne Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wayne Township

17% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved, about 3,976 acres.

Conserved land
17%
3,976 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 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
Who protects it

3,976 conserved acres

17% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,964 ac
State fish & wildlife157 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)145 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,034 acResource Management Area · 1,075 acState Conservation Area · 157 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,281 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,075Restricted
Davis Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife157Restricted
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Black Hawk Elementaty SchoolBuilding · listed 1986
About it
Ole and Carris Johnson RanchBuilding · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Wayne 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)242941566878828073584228
Rain (in)0.60.71.32.63.64.03.43.22.92.21.00.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →

Next door

Wayne Township and its neighbors

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Badus Township10 miConcord Township6.3 miBelleview Township3.8 miWayne Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Wayne Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belleview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Concord Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Badus 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 Wayne Township

Is there public land near Wayne Township?

524 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne 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 Wayne 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 →