Ashtabula Rearing Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Baldwin Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Baldwin Township
26% of Baldwin Township’s land is conserved, about 5,804 acres. 127 acres are parks and preserves, 2,826 per 1,000 residents. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Baldwin Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
26%
5,804 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
127 ac
2,826 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,804 conserved acres
26% of Baldwin Township’s land. Who manages Baldwin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,767 ac
State land board158 ac
State fish & wildlife126 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,344 acResource Management Area · 423 acState Resource Management Area · 158 acState Recreation Area · 126 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,308 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 406 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 158 | Open |
| Ashtabula Rearing Pond State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 126 | Open |
| Steele County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 17 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.4 mi
124th Avenue Southeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Baldwin 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 17 | 21 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baldwin Township →
Next door
Baldwin Township and its neighbors
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Sibley Trail Township15 miWillow Lake Township13 miEllsbury Township12 miBaldwin Township5.4 miGrand Prairie Township4.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sibley Trail Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Willow Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand Prairie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ellsbury 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 Baldwin Township
Are dogs allowed on Baldwin Township’s trails?
Ashtabula Rearing Pond Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baldwin Township?
611 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baldwin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 287 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Baldwin 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 →