Frederick WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Stewart Township
More than half of Stewart Township’s land is conserved: 59%
59% of Stewart Township’s land is conserved, about 12,574 acres. 34 miles of mapped trail cross Stewart Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
59%
12,574 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
1.0 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12,574 conserved acres
59% of Stewart Township’s land. Who manages Stewart Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,597 ac
State land board1,412 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,597 acState Resource Management Area · 1,412 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,162 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,412 | Open |
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 34.2 mi
11th Street Southeast3.6 mi
28th Avenue Southeast3.2 mi
24th Avenue Southeast2.9 mi
10th Street Southeast2.3 mi
8th Street Southeast1.9 mi
30th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
6th Street Southeast0.7 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Stewart Township: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stewart Township →
Next door
Stewart Township and its neighbors
Stewart Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Merkel Township66 miStewart Township34 miNorthwest Township33 miAtwood Township33 miLynn Township27 miSilver Lake Township21 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Northwest Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Atwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Merkel Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lynn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Silver Lake 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 Stewart Township
Are dogs allowed on Stewart Township’s trails?
Frederick WPA doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stewart Township?
12,994 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stewart Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,432 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Stewart 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 →