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Outdoors in Bryan Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bryan Township

43% of Bryan Township’s land is conserved, about 9,826 acres. 36 miles of mapped trail cross Bryan Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
43%
9,826 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
36 mi
1.0 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

9,826 conserved acres

43% of Bryan Township’s land. Who manages Bryan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,686 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)162 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,460 acResource Management Area · 1,388 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,130 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 Service1,388Restricted
Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 35.8 mi
7th Street Northeast4.6 mi
9th Street Northeast3.8 mi
99th Avenue Northeast2.2 mi
97th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
96th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
11th Street Northeast2.0 mi
101st Avenue Northeast1.7 mi
12th Street Northeast1.5 mi
100th Avenue Northeast1.2 mi
98th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
1 more trails
6th Street Northeast
0.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Bryan Township: 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)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.79.28.5
High (°F)162134526675807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.12.83.63.62.62.11.70.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bryan Township →

Next door

Bryan Township and its neighbors

Bryan Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Bryan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosendal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McHenry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Addie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kingsley 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 Bryan Township

Is there public land near Bryan Township?

4,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bryan 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 Bryan Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →