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Outdoors in Sandoun Township

More than half of Sandoun Township’s land is conserved: 74%

74% of Sandoun Township’s land is conserved, about 17,021 acres. 29 miles of mapped trail cross Sandoun Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
74%
17,021 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.8 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

17,021 conserved acres

74% of Sandoun Township’s land. Who manages Sandoun Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service13,781 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,420 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits301 ac
National Grassland · 13,781 acConservation Easement · 4,420 acPrivate Conservation · 301 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,941 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sheyenne National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service13,781Open
Sheyenne Delta Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits301Unknown
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 28.7 mi
146th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
70th Street Southeast1.6 mi
1223A1.4 mi
1224A0.9 mi
148th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
12490.6 mi
68th Street Southeast0.5 mi
1224B0.3 mi
North Country National Scenic Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Sandoun 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)202538556978838172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.14.13.32.92.62.10.80.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sandoun Township →

Next door

Sandoun 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
Sandoun Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosemeade Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Owego Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Freeman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scoville 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 Sandoun Township

Is there public land near Sandoun Township?

22,391 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandoun Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,669 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sandoun 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 →