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Kuhnert Arboretum & Park
Park
102 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Aberdeen
Aberdeen, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.1% of Aberdeen is conserved land, roughly 541 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Kuhnert Arboretum & Park (2.7 mi) and Wylie Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Aberdeen, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Aberdeen outdoors
Conserved land
5.1%
541 of 10,588 acres
Trails
12 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
39.0 mi
9.3 mi lanes · 29.7 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Wylie Park
Park
190 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Aberdeen Athletic Complex
Park
54 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Moccasin Run Stream Valley Park
Park
96 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Kuhnert Arboretum & Park102 acres · 2.7 mi of trail
Wylie Park190 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Aberdeen Athletic Complex54 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Moccasin Run Stream Valley Park96 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Central Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lee Park33 acres
Melgaard Park24 acres
Manor Park14 acres
Anderson Park9 acres
Sunshine Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Community gardens in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Community Gardens - East SiteIn Kuhnert Arboretum & Park
Aberdeen Community Gardens - East SiteIn Kuhnert Arboretum & Park
Aberdeen Community Gardens - Northwest Site
Aberdeen Community Gardens - Northwest Site
Aberdeen Community Gardens - Taft Street SiteIn Moccasin Run Stream Valley Park
Aberdeen Community Gardens - Taft Street SiteIn Moccasin Run Stream Valley Park
Aberdeen Community Gardens - West SiteIn Kuhnert Arboretum & Park
Aberdeen Community Gardens - West SiteIn Kuhnert Arboretum & Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
541 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths29.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer39
- Baseball26
- Tennis18
- Basketball10
- Football8
- Volleyball4
- Pickleball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Aberdeen
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 392 acLocal Recreation Area 150 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 189 | Open |
| Kuhnert ArboretumLocal Park | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Moccasin Creek ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| Aberdeen Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Baird ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Melgaard ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Manor ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Sunshine ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Aberdeen Aquatic CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Anderson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Aviation War MemorialWar memorial
Veterans MemorialMemorial
Sacred Heart CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Aberdeen and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Aberdeen's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.