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Outdoors in Francis Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Francis Township

12% of Francis Township’s land is conserved, about 2,725 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Francis Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,725 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 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

2,725 conserved acres

12% of Francis Township’s land. Who manages Francis Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,761 ac
State land board964 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,761 acState Resource Management Area · 964 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,762 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board964Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 23.5 mi
145th Street Northeast1.0 mi
97th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Francis 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)212538546776828172563825
Rain (in)0.50.40.81.22.73.43.02.21.71.40.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Francis Township →

Next door

Francis Township and its neighbors

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Naughton Township32 miSibley Butte Township28 miFrancis Township25 miCromwell Township24 miMenoken Township23 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Francis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Menoken Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cromwell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sibley Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Naughton 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 Francis Township

Is there public land near Francis Township?

10,485 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Francis Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 972 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Francis 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 →