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Outdoors in Hemen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hemen Township

24% of Hemen Township’s land is conserved, about 5,362 acres. 7.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hemen Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
5,362 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

5,362 conserved acres

24% of Hemen Township’s land. Who manages Hemen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,086 ac
State land board469 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,704 acState Resource Management Area · 469 acResource Management Area · 382 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,702 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 board469Open
Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service382Restricted
Trails & water

3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 6.4 mi
105th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
102nd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
37th Street Southeast0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Hemen 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192336536776818071553724
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.43.23.63.52.62.41.90.60.7

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 Hemen Township →

Next door

Hemen 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
Hemen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Green Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Potter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Svea Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mansfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hobart 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 Hemen Township

Is there public land near Hemen Township?

1,205 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hemen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 476 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hemen 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 →