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Crary, North DakotaPhoto: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Crary

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crary

40% of Crary’s land is conserved, about 242 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Crary, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
40%
242 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
1.9 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

242 conserved acres

40% of Crary’s land. Water is left out: Crary has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Crary’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service242 ac
Conservation Easement · 242 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 242 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
46th Street Northeast0.5 mi
1st Street East0.2 mi
1st Street Northwest0.1 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Crary

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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162133516675797969533521
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.83.63.52.62.01.50.70.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crary →

Questions about parks and trails in Crary

Is there public land near Crary?

25,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crary or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crary 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 →