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Sheldon, North Dakota 06-08-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Sheldon

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sheldon

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sheldon, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Sheldon

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Sheldon

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Baseball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Mizpah Lodge BuildingBuilding · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Sheldon

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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192438556978838173573925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.53.04.03.32.82.52.00.70.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sheldon →

Questions about parks and trails in Sheldon

Is there public land near Sheldon?

8,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheldon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sheldon 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 →