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Columbus, North DakotaPhoto: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Columbus

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Columbus

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Columbus, 4.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
4.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Columbus’ land. Who manages Columbus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The best walking months in Columbus: May, 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235536674808070533522
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.43.62.71.81.71.20.70.5

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

Questions about parks and trails in Columbus

Is there public land near Columbus?

4,384 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Columbus 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 →