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Outdoors in Hughes Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hughes Township

40% of Hughes Township’s land is conserved, about 8,954 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Hughes Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
40%
8,954 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 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

8,954 conserved acres

40% of Hughes Township’s land. Who manages Hughes Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service7,679 ac
State land board1,275 ac
National Grassland · 7,679 acState Resource Management Area · 1,275 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service7,679Open
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,275Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bacon CreekLittle Missouri River
When to get out

The best walking months in Hughes Township: 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)293344556677868574574332
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.62.62.72.01.41.61.30.50.4

December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hughes Township →

Next door

Hughes Township and its neighbors

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Crawford Township55 miBucklin Township51 miHughes Township28 miMarmarth5.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Hughes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marmarth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crawford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bucklin 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 Hughes Township

Is there public land near Hughes Township?

80,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hughes Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,026 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hughes 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 →