Outdoors · Raritan

Raritan, SD parks, trails & bike paths

About 42% of Raritan is conserved land, roughly 9,427 acres. Raritan has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Raritan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Raritan outdoors

Conserved land
42%
9,427 of 22,617 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
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

12
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.
1

E. Hanson Waterfowl Production Area

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
592 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Hendrickson Waterfowl Production Area

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water

Lakes & rivers

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Who protects the land

9,427 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
10,399 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
2,272 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 7,544 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 Raritan

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 8,909 acResource Management Area 3,761 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Day County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management AreaU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,761Restricted
History

Historic places to visit

Tabor Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Raritan and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Raritan41.7%0.0 mi2
Lynn25.8%0.0 mi2
Liberty50.6%0.0 mi6
Grenville30.7%0.0 mi1
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Raritan'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.

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