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Outdoors in Sheldon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sheldon Township

45% of Sheldon Township’s land is conserved, about 10,257 acres. 52 miles of mapped trail cross Sheldon Township, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
45%
10,257 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
52 mi
1.4 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

10,257 conserved acres

45% of Sheldon Township’s land. Who manages Sheldon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,019 ac
State land board2,191 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)61 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,080 acState Resource Management Area · 2,191 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,067 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board2,191Open
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 51.5 mi
78th Avenue Northeast4.5 mi
22nd Street Northeast3.9 mi
20th Street Northeast1.0 mi
21st Street Northeast1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Sheldon Township: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172235526675808070543622
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.12.63.53.42.41.91.50.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sheldon Township →

Next door

Sheldon Township and its neighbors

Sheldon Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Sheldon Township52 miNew Rockford Township31 miBush Township28 miTiffany Township22 miPleasant Prairie Township17 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sheldon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tiffany Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
New Rockford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bush Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Prairie 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 Sheldon Township

Is there public land near Sheldon Township?

8,366 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheldon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,199 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sheldon 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 →