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Outdoors in Hardscrabble Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hardscrabble Township

4% of Hardscrabble Township’s land is conserved, about 1,421 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Hardscrabble Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
1,421 acres · of 50.2 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.4 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

1,421 conserved acres

4% of Hardscrabble Township’s land. Who manages Hardscrabble Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,228 ac
Bureau of Land Management193 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,228 acNational Public Lands · 193 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,228Open
North Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management193Open
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.4 mi
152nd Avenue Northwest0.8 mi
155th Avenue Northwest0.7 mi
48th Street Northwest0.5 mi
154th Avenue Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Hardscrabble 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)232842576877848473573927
Rain (in)0.40.30.51.02.32.82.31.51.40.90.50.4

February is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hardscrabble Township →

Next door

Hardscrabble Township and its neighbors

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Buford Township72 miTrenton Township41 miRound Prairie Township41 miHardscrabble Township21 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Hardscrabble Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Trenton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Round Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Buford 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 Hardscrabble Township

Is there public land near Hardscrabble Township?

24,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hardscrabble Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,427 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hardscrabble 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 →