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Outdoors in Clearfield Township

More than half of Clearfield Township’s land is conserved: 55%

55% of Clearfield Township’s land is conserved, about 12,556 acres. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Clearfield Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
55%
12,556 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

12,556 conserved acres

55% of Clearfield Township’s land. Who manages Clearfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,879 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)498 ac
State land board158 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,190 acResource Management Area · 188 acState Resource Management Area · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12,304 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Griggs County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service188Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board158Open
Trails & water

8 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 32.3 mi
1st Street Northeast2.9 mi
3rd Street Northeast2.5 mi
106th Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
105th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
104th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
4th Street Northeast0.5 mi
102nd Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
108th Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Clearfield Township

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)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235526775807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.22.93.63.62.62.21.80.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Clearfield Township →

Next door

Clearfield Township and its neighbors

Clearfield Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Clearfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kingsley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cooperstown Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Helena Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Addie 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 Clearfield Township

Is there public land near Clearfield Township?

2,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clearfield 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 →