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Outdoors in Garnet Township

More than half of Garnet Township’s land is conserved: 74%

74% of Garnet Township’s land is conserved, about 16,693 acres. 34 miles of mapped trail cross Garnet Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
74%
16,693 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
1.0 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

16,693 conserved acres

74% of Garnet Township’s land. Who manages Garnet Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,747 ac
State land board316 ac
Bureau of Land Management40 ac
Conservation Easement · 16,262 acResource Management Area · 484 acState Resource Management Area · 316 acNational Public Lands · 40 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16,093 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Divide County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service484Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board316Open
North Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management40Open
Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 33.9 mi
87th Street Northwest4.0 mi
128th Avenue Northwest3.8 mi
130th Avenue Northwest2.6 mi
85th Street Northwest2.2 mi
131st Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
88th Street Northwest2.0 mi
90th Street Northwest1.8 mi
132nd Avenue Northwest1.7 mi
126th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
127th Avenue Northwest1.3 mi
1 more trails
86th Street Northwest
0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Garnet Township: May and July to 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)192437546674818170543623
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.23.32.51.61.51.00.50.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Garnet Township →

Next door

Garnet Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Garnet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Smoky Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Frederick Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plumer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rock Island 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 Garnet Township

Is there public land near Garnet Township?

10,808 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garnet Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 352 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garnet 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 →