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Outdoors in Nansen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nansen Township

14 miles of mapped trail cross Nansen Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
158 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 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

158 conserved acres

1% of Nansen Township’s land. Who manages Nansen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service316 ac
Conservation Easement · 316 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

5 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 13.6 mi
167th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
72nd Street Southeast1.5 mi
70th Street Southeast1.0 mi
66th Street Southeast0.7 mi
168th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Nansen Township

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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192438556978828172563925
Rain (in)0.70.61.11.83.14.23.42.92.72.20.80.8

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 Nansen Township →

Next door

Nansen Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Nansen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Abercrombie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colfax Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Garborg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Antelope 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 Nansen Township

Is there public land near Nansen Township?

3,570 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nansen 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 Nansen 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 →