Freed Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Horace
Horace has 26 acres of parks, 5.6 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Horace, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #18 of 23 in North Dakota. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
14 acres · of 12.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
16 mi
16 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Horace?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Horace have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Horace is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #18 of 23 in North Dakota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Horace’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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North Dakota towns of 2,500+ (23)Ahead of 23%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
under 1% of Horace’s land. Who manages Horace’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city13 ac
Local Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freed Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Independence Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Maple Grove Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Horace Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
33 places to go in Horace
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Horace
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Horace
32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
169th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
49th Street Southeast1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
16 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
16 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Baseball
3Basketball
3Pickleball
2Football
1Softball
1Volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Horace
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Horace →
Next door
Horace and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fargo45 miWarren Township30 miPleasant Township14 miNormanna Township12 miWest Fargo6.1 miStanley Township5.9 miHorace3.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace | under 1% | 0.2 | 6 | 82% | C |
| Stanley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fargo | 4% | 0.9 | 13 | 97% | A− |
| Warren Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pleasant Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Normanna Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Fargo | 2% | 0.4 | 8 | 96% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Horace
How much of Horace is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Horace’s trails?
Freed Park and Independence Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Horace?
16 miles of bike routes are on the map: 16 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Horace?
2,843 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Horace or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Horace have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #18 of 23 in North Dakota. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Horace 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 →