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Outdoors in Madison Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Madison Township

5% of Madison Township’s land is conserved, about 1,204 acres. 39 miles of mapped trail cross Madison Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,204 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,822 ft
Pearl Butte
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

1,204 conserved acres

5% of Madison Township’s land. Who manages Madison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,407 ac
Resource Management Area · 2,407 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hettinger County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,407Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Madison Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Madison Township
Pearl Butte2,822 ft elevation
Directions
Stony Butte2,818 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 39.3 mi
54th Street Southwest0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Madison 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)252941546675838372564029
Rain (in)0.30.40.71.42.63.12.41.71.61.30.50.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Madison Township →

Next door

Madison Township and its neighbors

Madison Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

St. Croix Township48 miMadison Township39 miRifle Township33 miCampbell Township27 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Madison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rifle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Croix 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

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Madison Township

Is there public land near Madison Township?

5,593 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Madison 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 →