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Union Grove State Park
Park
485 acres5.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Emmet
Emmet, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Emmet is conserved land, roughly 568 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Union Grove State Park (5.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Emmet, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Emmet outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
568 of 22,883 acres
Trails
10 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
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.
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 Emmet
Parkview HillIn Union Grove State Park
Who protects the land
568 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 72 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
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 Emmet
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 496 acConservation Easement 72 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union GroveState Conservation Area | State parks | 496 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Dick and Gertrude HavelaarIn Union Grove State Park · Memorial
Nora CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Emmet and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet | 2.5% | 10.3 mi | 1 |
| Prairie | 0% | 3.8 mi | 0 |
| Big Springs | 0% | 6.7 mi | 0 |
| Garfield | 0.5% | 1.8 mi | 0 |
| Spink | 0% | 1.9 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Emmet'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.