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Outdoors in Wentworth Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wentworth Township

9% of Wentworth Township’s land is conserved, about 1,927 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wentworth Township.

Conserved land
9%
1,927 acres · of 34.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 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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1
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.

Stratton Game Production Area

Managed by South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,927 conserved acres

9% of Wentworth Township’s land. Who manages Wentworth Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,563 ac
State fish & wildlife683 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)254 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,502 acState Conservation Area · 683 acResource Management Area · 315 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,086 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wentworth
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife678Restricted
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service315Restricted
Stratton
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife6Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Wentworth 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)242941566878828073584228
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.73.64.33.43.43.02.11.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wentworth Township →

Next door

Wentworth Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Wentworth Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake View Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Madison— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rutland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chester 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 Wentworth Township

Are dogs allowed on Wentworth Township’s trails?

Stratton Game Production Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Wentworth Township?

658 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wentworth 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 Wentworth 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 →