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Outdoors in Freeborn Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Freeborn Township

20% of Freeborn Township’s land is conserved, about 4,508 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Freeborn Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
4,508 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

4,508 conserved acres

20% of Freeborn Township’s land. Who manages Freeborn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,096 ac
State land board412 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,096 acState Resource Management Area · 412 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,096 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 board412Open
Trails & water

9 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 22.7 mi
94th Avenue Northeast2.6 mi
90th Avenue Northeast2.2 mi
30th Street Northeast1.5 mi
91st Avenue Northeast1.2 mi
92nd Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
25th Street Northeast0.9 mi
95th Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
96th Avenue Northeast0.3 mi
27th Street Northeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Battle LakeSheyenne River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Freeborn 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162134526675807970543522
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.73.53.42.62.01.60.70.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Freeborn Township →

Next door

Freeborn Township and its neighbors

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Colvin Township43 miDayton Township31 miFreeborn Township23 miEddy Township20 miMinco Township13 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Freeborn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dayton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eddy Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Minco Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colvin 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 Freeborn Township

Is there public land near Freeborn Township?

14,694 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeborn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 413 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Freeborn 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 →