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Outdoors in Freeman Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Freeman Township

33% of Freeman Township’s land is conserved, about 7,580 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Freeman Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
7,580 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.6 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

7,580 conserved acres

33% of Freeman Township’s land. Who manages Freeman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service7,083 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service958 ac
Bureau of Land Management8 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)6 ac
National Grassland · 7,083 acConservation Easement · 958 acNational Public Lands · 8 acOther Easement · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 489 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sheyenne National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service7,083Open
North Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management8Open
Trails & water

5 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.3 mi
69th Street Southeast5.5 mi
151st Avenue Southeast2.4 mi
68th Street Southeast2.0 mi
156th Avenue Southeast1.7 mi
71st Street Southeast1.0 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Freeman 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192438556978828172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.14.23.42.92.72.10.80.8

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 Freeman Township →

Next door

Freeman Township and its neighbors

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Sheyenne Township59 miSandoun Township29 miWest End Township22 miFreeman Township21 miGarborg Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Freeman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Garborg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sheyenne Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West End Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sandoun 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 Freeman Township

Is there public land near Freeman Township?

22,327 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,974 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Freeman 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 →