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Outdoors in Castle Rock Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Castle Rock Township

2% of Castle Rock Township’s land is conserved, about 366 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Castle Rock Township, 0.8 per square mile of land. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
2%
366 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,569 ft
Forsch Rocks
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

366 conserved acres

2% of Castle Rock Township’s land. Who manages Castle Rock Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board319 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)47 ac
State Resource Management Area · 319 acConservation Easement · 47 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 47 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 board319Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Castle Rock Township

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

Peaks in Castle Rock Township
Forsch Rocks2,569 ft elevation
Directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Castle Rock Township: May and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)263042556676848373564129
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.42.63.02.51.81.41.40.60.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Castle Rock Township →

Next door

Castle Rock 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
Castle Rock Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mott— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brittian Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ashby Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chilton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kern Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mott 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 Castle Rock Township

Is there public land near Castle Rock Township?

5,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castle Rock Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 321 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Castle Rock 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 →