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Outdoors in Afton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Afton Township

6% of Afton Township’s land is conserved, about 1,407 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Afton Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
6%
1,407 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
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
Who protects it

1,407 conserved acres

6% of Afton Township’s land. Who manages Afton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,562 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,562 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,407 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 20.4 mi
121st Avenue Southwest3.3 mi
46th Street Southwest2.1 mi
66th Avenue Southwest1.9 mi
107th Avenue Southwest1.5 mi
13th Street Southeast0.6 mi
121st Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
30th Street Southwest0.4 mi
72nd Street Southwest0.3 mi
16th Street Southwest0.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.5 miles of bike routes

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

0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Afton Township: August and September

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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)202436536675818171543624
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.12.73.62.72.01.71.30.80.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Afton Township →

Next door

Afton Township and its neighbors

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Freedom Township28 miSundre Township27 miBurt Township26 miMinot26 miAfton Township20 miHarrison Township9.9 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Afton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Minot3%0.91267%B
Burt Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sundre Township1%0.814021%B−
Freedom Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harrison Townshipunder 1%0.52462%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Afton Township

Where can I bike in Afton Township?

0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Afton Township?

1,598 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Afton 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 Afton 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 →