Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
179 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Chicago Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Chicago Township
29% of Chicago Township’s land is conserved, about 6,307 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Chicago Township, 1.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
29%
6,307 acres · of 33.5 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
1.3 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6,307 conserved acres
29% of Chicago Township’s land. Water is left out: Chicago Township has 33.5 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Chicago Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,454 ac
State land board579 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)50 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,223 acState Resource Management Area · 579 acResource Management Area · 281 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,587 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 579 | Open |
| Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 281 | Restricted |
Trails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 43.3 mi
59th Avenue Southeast2.8 mi
54th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
40th Street Southeast1.1 mi
42nd Street Southeast1.1 mi
39th Street Southeast0.9 mi
56th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Chicago 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 23 | 36 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chicago Township →
Next door
Chicago Township and its neighbors
Chicago Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Paul Township49 miChicago Township43 miFlint Township39 miStirton Township36 miBloomenfield Township28 miMedina1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomenfield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. Paul Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stirton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Medina | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Flint 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 Chicago Township
Are dogs allowed on Chicago Township’s trails?
Half-Way Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chicago Township?
6,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chicago Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 579 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chicago 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 →