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Outdoors in Layton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Layton Township

14% of Layton Township’s land is conserved, about 3,164 acres. 38 miles of mapped trail cross Layton Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
3,164 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
38 mi
1.1 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

3,164 conserved acres

14% of Layton Township’s land. Who manages Layton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,787 ac
State land board8 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,787 acState Resource Management Area · 8 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,156 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 board8Open
Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 38.1 mi
9th Avenue North4.1 mi
73rd Street North4.0 mi
77th Street North3.9 mi
74th Street North3.0 mi
76th Street Northeast3.0 mi
6th Avenue North3.0 mi
10th Avenue North2.6 mi
72nd Street North2.5 mi
7th Avenue North2.0 mi
76th Street North0.9 mi
2 more trails
4th Avenue North
0.7 mi
78th Street North
0.7 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Layton Township: May, 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)172235536775818171543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.53.82.72.11.61.40.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Layton Township →

Next door

Layton Township and its neighbors

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Little Deep Township45 miGilmore Township41 miBantry Township40 miLayton Township38 miMeadow Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Layton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Little Deep Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bantry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Meadow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gilmore 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 Layton Township

Is there public land near Layton Township?

7,179 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Layton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Layton 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 →