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Outdoors in Highland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Highland Township

41 miles of mapped trail cross Highland Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
198 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

198 conserved acres

1% of Highland Township’s land. Who manages Highland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board165 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)33 ac
State Resource Management Area · 165 acConservation Easement · 33 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 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 board165Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 40.8 mi
54th Street Southwest2.0 mi
86th Avenue Southwest0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Highland 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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)252941546675838373564029
Rain (in)0.40.40.81.42.53.22.61.91.61.40.60.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highland Township →

Next door

Highland Township and its neighbors

Highland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Odessa Township50 miHighland Township41 miSteiner Township40 miWalker Township38 miCampbell Township27 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Highland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Campbell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Odessa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Steiner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Walker 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 Highland Township

Is there public land near Highland Township?

8,723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 165 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Highland 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 →