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Carson, North Dakota 6-12-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Carson

Few parks or trails are on the map in Carson

3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Carson, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,352 ft
Carson Hill
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
Things to do

3 places to go in Carson

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

Peaks in Carson
Carson Hill2,352 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.3 mi
56th Avenue Southwest0.4 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Carson Roller MillBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Carson: 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)242841556776848372564028
Rain (in)0.40.50.81.52.63.22.82.11.61.50.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Carson →

Questions about parks and trails in Carson

Is there public land near Carson?

7,984 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carson 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 →