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Outdoors in Broadview Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Broadview Township

14% of Broadview Township’s land is conserved, about 3,075 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Broadview Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
3,075 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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

3,075 conserved acres

14% of Broadview Township’s land. Who manages Broadview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,160 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,990 acResource Management Area · 170 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,990 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Griggs County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service170Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Broadview Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Broadview Township

1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.1 mi
North Country Trail6.3 mi
116th Avenue Southeast4.3 mi
117th Avenue Southeast1.6 mi
12th Street Southeast0.9 mi
11th Street Southeast0.7 mi
114th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
120th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
6th Street Southeast0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Broadview 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235526675807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.23.13.73.62.72.31.80.70.7

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 Broadview Township →

Next door

Broadview Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Broadview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Greenfield 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
Sverdrup 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
Riverside 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 Broadview Township

Is there public land near Broadview Township?

1,086 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broadview 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 Broadview 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 →