City Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bowman
Bowman has 4 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bowman, 1.0 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bowman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bowman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bowman is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bowman’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home75% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Things to do
8 places to go in Bowman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bowman
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
6th Street Northwest0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tracks
4Basketball
4Baseball
2Tennis
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Emma Petznick and Otto Schade HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bowman: July to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 56 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bowman →
Questions about parks and trails in Bowman
How much of Bowman is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bowman’s trails?
City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bowman?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bowman?
7,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bowman have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bowman 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 →