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Outdoors in Glendale Township

More than half of Glendale Township’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Glendale Township’s land is conserved, about 11,985 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Glendale Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
51%
11,985 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
24 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

11,985 conserved acres

51% of Glendale Township’s land. Who manages Glendale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service14,418 ac
State land board61 ac
Conservation Easement · 14,418 acState Resource Management Area · 61 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,923 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 board61Open
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 24.1 mi
30th Avenue Southeast2.5 mi
59th Street Southeast2.3 mi
33rd Avenue Southeast2.1 mi
32nd Avenue Southeast2.1 mi
56th Street Southeast1.7 mi
58th Street Southeast1.0 mi
36th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
35th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
60th Street Southeast0.4 mi
57th Street Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Glendale 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202437536675818071553825
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.42.83.63.32.31.91.70.60.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Glendale Township →

Next door

Glendale 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
Glendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sealy Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bunker 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 Glendale Township

Is there public land near Glendale Township?

5,849 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glendale 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 →