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Outdoors in Big Meadow Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Big Meadow Township

33% of Big Meadow Township’s land is conserved, about 7,356 acres. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Big Meadow Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
7,356 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.5 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

7,356 conserved acres

33% of Big Meadow Township’s land. Who manages Big Meadow Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,129 ac
State land board802 ac
Resource Management Area · 4,593 acConservation Easement · 4,537 acState Resource Management Area · 802 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,255 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Williams County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,593Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board802Open
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 18.9 mi
111th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
83rd Street Northwest2.0 mi
109th Avenue Northwest1.8 mi
112th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
79th Street Northwest1.1 mi
80th Street Northwest0.6 mi
78th Street Northwest0.6 mi
110th Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
108th Avenue Northwest0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Big Meadow 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)192436536674818170533623
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.23.42.81.71.51.10.60.6

February 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 Big Meadow Township →

Next door

Big Meadow Township and its neighbors

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Hayland Township32 miHazel Township21 miSouth Meadow Township19 miBig Meadow Township19 miSauk Valley Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Big Meadow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
South Meadow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sauk Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hazel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hayland 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 Big Meadow Township

Is there public land near Big Meadow Township?

11,711 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Big Meadow Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 806 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Big Meadow 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 →