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Outdoors in Helena Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Helena Township

10% of Helena Township’s land is conserved, about 2,396 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Helena Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
2,396 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
27 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

2,396 conserved acres

10% of Helena Township’s land. Who manages Helena Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,679 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,594 acResource Management Area · 85 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,353 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Griggs County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service85Restricted
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.9 mi
107th Avenue Southeast2.9 mi
105th Avenue Southeast2.4 mi
5th Street Southeast1.0 mi
103rd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
4th Street Southeast0.7 mi
106th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
1st Street Southeast0.3 mi
108th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Helena 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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235526776807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.22.93.63.62.62.21.80.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Helena Township →

Next door

Helena Township and its neighbors

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Clearfield Township32 miBartley Township31 miBall Hill Township30 miHelena Township27 miMabel Township24 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Helena Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ball Hill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clearfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bartley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mabel 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 Helena Township

Is there public land near Helena Township?

494 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Helena 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 Helena 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 →