1
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
Managed by United States Forest Service
15,966 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Outdoors · Scenic
Scenic, SD parks, trails & bike paths
About 37% of Scenic is conserved land, roughly 31,384 acres. There are about 5.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Scenic, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Scenic outdoors
Conserved land
37%
31,384 of 85,269 acres
Trails
5.7 mi
0 mi per sq mi
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
14,301 acres
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Badlands Wilderness
Managed by National Park Service
7,528 acres
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Scenic
Heck Table3,015 ft elevation · In Badlands National Park
Seventyone Table2,877 ft elevation
Quinn Table2,841 ft elevation
Kube Table2,782 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
31,384 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 11 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
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Scenic
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Grassland 15,955 acNational Park 14,312 acState Resource Management Area 654 acNational Public Lands 452 acConservation Easement 24 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Gap National GrasslandNational Grassland | U.S. Forest Service | 15,955 | Open |
| Badlands National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 14,312 | Open |
| Sd Public LandState Resource Management Area | State land board | 654 | Open |
| South Dakota Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 452 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Scenic CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Scenic and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic | 36.8% | 5.7 mi | 3 |
| Imlay | 86% | 27.7 mi | 3 |
| Crooked Creek | 42.8% | 34.9 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Scenic'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 44.1-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.