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Outdoors in Golden Glen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Golden Glen Township

7% of Golden Glen Township’s land is conserved, about 1,648 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Golden Glen Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
7%
1,648 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
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

1,648 conserved acres

7% of Golden Glen Township’s land. Who manages Golden Glen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,675 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,621 acResource Management Area · 55 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,621 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lamoure County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service55Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 30.1 mi
78th Street Southeast2.9 mi
78th Avenue Southeast2.9 mi
80th Avenue Southeast2.5 mi
74th Street Southeast2.0 mi
83rd Avenue Southeast1.8 mi
84th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
75th Street Southeast0.5 mi
77th Street Southeast0.3 mi
82nd Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Golden Glen 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202538546776818071563825
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.63.13.63.42.52.41.80.70.6

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 Golden Glen Township →

Next door

Golden Glen 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
Golden Glen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Edgeley— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willowbank Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pomona View Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Potsdam Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nora 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 Golden Glen Township

Is there public land near Golden Glen Township?

962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Golden Glen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Golden Glen 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 →