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Post office in Colfax, North Dakota 7-29-2009Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Colfax

Few parks or trails are on the map in Colfax

1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Colfax, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 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

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

1 places to go in Colfax

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

Playgrounds in Colfax

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.2 mi
170th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
North Country Trail0.3 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
1Football
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Colfax

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)192438546978828172563925
Rain (in)0.70.61.11.83.14.23.52.92.72.20.80.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Colfax →

Questions about parks and trails in Colfax

Is there public land near Colfax?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Colfax 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 →