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Outdoors in West Point Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in West Point Township

15% of West Point Township’s land is conserved, about 4,673 acres. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross West Point Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
4,673 acres · of 47.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 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
Who protects it

4,673 conserved acres

15% of West Point Township’s land. Water is left out: West Point Township has 47.3 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Point Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers2,787 ac
State fish & wildlife1,886 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2,787 acState Conservation Area · 1,886 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Francis Case Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers2,787Open
Brule Bottom Game Production Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1,695Restricted
Chamberlain Game Production Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife190Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Missouri River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in West Point 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293446587080878577614633
Rain (in)0.50.71.02.43.43.92.82.72.21.80.70.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Point Township →

Next door

West Point Township and its neighbors

West Point Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Oacoma Township29 miWest Point Township3.5 miUnion Township3.4 miChamberlain Township3.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
West Point Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oacoma Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chamberlain 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 West Point Township

Is there public land near West Point Township?

6,447 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Point Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 498 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West Point 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 →