1
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
Managed by United States Forest Service
8,703 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Castle Butte
Castle Butte, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 63% of Castle Butte is conserved land, roughly 20,582 acres. There are about 2.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buffalo Gap National Grassland (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Castle Butte, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Castle Butte outdoors
Conserved land
63%
20,582 of 32,607 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Badlands National Park
Managed by National Park Service
11,902 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
3
Badlands Wilderness
Managed by National Park Service
6,258 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Castle Butte
Bigfoot Pass OverlookIn Badlands National Park
Burns Basin OverlookIn Badlands National Park
Panorama PointIn Badlands Wilderness
Prairie Wind OverlookIn Badlands National Park
Prairie Wind OverlookIn Badlands National Park
White River Valley OverlookIn Badlands National Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
20,582 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Castle Butte
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Park 11,880 acNational Grassland 8,703 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badlands National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 11,880 | Open |
| Buffalo Gap National GrasslandNational Grassland | U.S. Forest Service | 8,703 | Open |
Nearby
Castle Butte and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Butte | 63.1% | 2.8 mi | 3 |
| Interior | 59.8% | 12.4 mi | 2 |
| Conata | 82.9% | 41.7 mi | 3 |
| Flat Butte | 66.1% | 6.8 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Castle Butte'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 24.1-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.