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Outdoors in Bush Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bush Township

34% of Bush Township’s land is conserved, about 7,803 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Bush Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
34%
7,803 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
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
Who protects it

7,803 conserved acres

34% of Bush Township’s land. Who manages Bush Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,144 ac
State land board1,666 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)446 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,223 acState Resource Management Area · 1,666 acResource Management Area · 367 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,953 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,666Open
Eddy County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service367Restricted
Trails & water

8 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.5 mi
28th Street Northeast4.0 mi
30th Street Northeast1.8 mi
74th Avenue Northeast1.6 mi
75th Avenue Northeast1.6 mi
26th Street Northeast1.5 mi
77th Avenue Northeast1.2 mi
27th Street Northeast1.0 mi
72nd Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Goose LakeSheyenne River
When to get out

The best walking months in Bush 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172235526675807970543522
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.12.63.63.42.41.91.50.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bush Township →

Next door

Bush Township and its neighbors

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Sheldon Township52 miHillsdale Township31 miBush Township28 miTwin Tree Township19 miGates Township17 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Bush Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hillsdale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Twin Tree Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gates Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sheldon 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 Bush Township

Is there public land near Bush Township?

10,838 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bush Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,669 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bush 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 →