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Towns with the most trails in South Dakota

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 23 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Pierre
South Dakota · Most trails

Where Pierre lands: #6 of 23

1.0 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Pierre →

1 Dakota Dunes 2.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 7.8 mi Lead 2 Lead 1.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 3.7 mi Spearfish 3 Spearfish 1.5 mi / sq mi Trail miles 25.0 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Dakota Dunes3,936 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 7.8 mi 1
2 Lead Lead3,006 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 1
3 Spearfish Spearfish12,930 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 25.0 mi 19
4 Hot Springs Hot Springs3,548 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 8
5 Map of Hartford Hartford3,478 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 2
6 Pierre Pierre13,948 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 4
7 Yankton Yankton15,540 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 8.4 mi 6
8 Map of Huron Huron14,385 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 10.0 mi 8
9 Map of Aberdeen Aberdeen28,189 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 12.1 mi 13
10 Map of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls201,469 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 60.9 mi 71
11 Milbank Milbank3,525 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 7
12 Dell Rapids Dell Rapids3,905 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 6
13 Madison Madison6,094 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 3
14 Rapid City Rapid City77,946 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 33.1 mi 40
15 Vermillion Vermillion11,878 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 7
16 Map of Tea Tea6,786 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 2
17 Brookings23,948 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 22
18 Box Elder Box Elder12,902 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.7 mi 1
19 Sturgis Sturgis7,086 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 3
20 Watertown Watertown23,044 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 30
21 Canton Canton3,033 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 6
22 Map of Chamberlain Chamberlain2,588 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 5
23 Map of Mitchell Mitchell15,649 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 16

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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