Baseball Complex
Managed by City of Mapleton
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mapleton
Mapleton has 7 acres of parks, 5.1 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mapleton, 0.6 per square mile of land. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mapleton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mapleton is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mapleton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13CParks close to home79% 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 36%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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.
Prairie View Park
Managed by City of Mapleton
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Christensen Park
Managed by City of Mapleton
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
5 places to go in Mapleton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mapleton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
164th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
36th Street Southeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Mapleton
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 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mapleton →
Next door
Mapleton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton | under 1% | 0.6 | 5 | 79% | C+ |
| Mapleton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Durbin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harmony Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Raymond 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 Mapleton
How much of Mapleton 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 Mapleton’s trails?
Baseball Complex and Prairie View Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mapleton?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mapleton?
752 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mapleton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mapleton have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Mapleton 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 →