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Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
Park
580 acres2.4 mi of trail
Otter Stream Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Greenland
Greenland, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Greenland is conserved land, roughly 3,473 acres. There are about 6.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Vermillion Recreation Area (2.4 mi) and Porter Sculpture Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Greenland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Greenland outdoors
Conserved land
15%
3,473 of 22,732 acres
Trails
6.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
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
Porter Sculpture Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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.
Campgrounds in Greenland
Unnamed campground
Unnamed campground in Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
Unnamed campground in Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
Unnamed campground in Lake Vermillion Recreation Area
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.1 mi
- Otter Stream Trail1.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,473 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,196 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
Courts & fields
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Greenland
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Recreation Area 1,686 acConservation Easement 1,336 acResource Management Area 865 acState Conservation Area 158 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Vermillion Lake Game Production AreaState Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,472 | Open |
| Mccook County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 865 | Restricted |
| Lake Vermillion Recreation AreaState Recreation Area | State parks | 213 | Open |
| Healy SloughState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 158 | Restricted |
Nearby
Greenland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 15.3% | 6.3 mi | 2 |
| Montrose | 2.3% | 3.8 mi | 0 |
| Spring Valley | 0.4% | 4.6 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Greenland'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.