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Downtown Moorhead, May 7, 2024Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Moorhead Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Moorhead Township

2 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Moorhead Township, 0.3 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of Moorhead Township’s land. Who manages Moorhead Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Trollwood Performing Arts Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.8 mi
3rd Street South1.0 mi
12th Avenue South0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Moorhead Township

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182337546978828172563824
Rain (in)0.70.61.11.63.14.33.82.82.82.30.90.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Moorhead Township →

Next door

Moorhead Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Moorhead Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moorhead5%1.01898%A−
Dilworth1%0.2999%+B−
Kurtz Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Glyndon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Moorhead Township

Where can I bike in Moorhead Township?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Moorhead Township?

3,943 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moorhead Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Moorhead Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →