Pomme De Terre WPA
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
307 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Sanford Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sanford Township
4% of Sanford Township’s land is conserved, about 781 acres. 7.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sanford Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
4%
781 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
781 conserved acres
4% of Sanford Township’s land. Water is left out: Sanford Township has 32.2 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sanford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,029 ac
Other state land63 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)49 ac
Resource Management Area · 721 acConservation Easement · 420 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 420 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 721 | Restricted |
Trails & water
3 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.6 mi
T-1341.5 mi
T-301.0 mi
T-351.0 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
When to get out
The walking year in Sanford 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 37 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sanford Township →
Next door
Sanford Township and its neighbors
Sanford Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sanford Township7.9 miLien Township6.1 miPomme de Terre Township4.9 miErdahl Township2.3 miElbow Lake Township0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lien Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Erdahl Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elbow Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pomme de Terre 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 Sanford Township
Are dogs allowed on Sanford Township’s trails?
Pomme De Terre WPA doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sanford Township?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sanford Township?
318 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sanford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sanford Township neighbors.
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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 →