Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0New Town has 2 acres of parks, 0.7 for every 1,000 residents
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross New Town, 0.7 per square mile of land. 2% of New Town’s land is conserved, about 33 acres. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #16 of 23 in North Dakota. What drives it
How much outdoors does New Town have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Town is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #16 of 23 in North Dakota. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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33 conserved acres
2% of New Town’s land. Who manages New Town’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakakawea Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 33 | Open |
9 places to go in New Town
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in New Town: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Town →
New Town and its neighbors
New Town has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Town | 2% | 0.7 | 1 | 56% | C+ |
| Osborn 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 New Town
How much of New Town is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near New Town?
25,112 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Town or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Town have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 of 23 in North Dakota. 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 New Town neighbors.
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 →