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Outdoors in Austin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Austin Township

46% of Austin Township’s land is conserved, about 10,589 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Austin Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
46%
10,589 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

10,589 conserved acres

46% of Austin Township’s land. Who manages Austin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service11,043 ac
State land board630 ac
Conservation Easement · 11,043 acState Resource Management Area · 630 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,959 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board630Open
Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.8 mi
75 Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
52 Street Northwest1.6 mi
50th Street Northwest1.6 mi
73 Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
48th Street Northwest1.0 mi
78 Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
77 Avenue Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Austin Township: May, 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)202437536574818170543624
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.53.42.81.91.71.10.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Austin Township →

Next door

Austin Township and its neighbors

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Oakland Township21 miBurke Township14 miAustin Township11 miCrane Creek Township10 miWayzetta Township7.3 miSikes Township5.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Austin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oakland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wayzetta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sikes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burke Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crane Creek 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 Austin Township

Is there public land near Austin Township?

12,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Austin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 627 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Austin 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 →