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Outdoors in Chestina Township

More than half of Chestina Township’s land is conserved: 84%

84% of Chestina Township’s land is conserved, about 19,261 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Chestina Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
84%
19,261 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
1.2 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

19,261 conserved acres

84% of Chestina Township’s land. Who manages Chestina Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service25,083 ac
State land board321 ac
Conservation Easement · 25,083 acState Resource Management Area · 321 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18,940 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 board321Open
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 43.2 mi
23rd Avenue Southeast3.9 mi
29th Street Southeast3.6 mi
26th Street Southeast3.4 mi
27th Street Southeast3.0 mi
19th Avenue Southeast1.9 mi
30th Street Southeast1.5 mi
20th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
21st Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
24th Avenue Southeast1.2 mi
24th Street Southeast1.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Chestina 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192336536675818071553724
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.32.73.33.12.31.81.50.60.7

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chestina Township →

Next door

Chestina Township and its neighbors

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Excelsior Township61 miHarriet-Lein Township49 miHaynes Township43 miChestina Township43 miTuttle Township41 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Chestina Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Excelsior Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tuttle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haynes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harriet-Lein 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 Chestina Township

Is there public land near Chestina Township?

15,724 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chestina Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 321 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chestina 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 →