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Outdoors in Sydney Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sydney Township

13% of Sydney Township’s land is conserved, about 3,009 acres. 46 miles of mapped trail cross Sydney Township, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
3,009 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
1.3 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

3,009 conserved acres

13% of Sydney Township’s land. Who manages Sydney Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,744 ac
State land board156 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)110 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,853 acState Resource Management Area · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,853 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 board156Open
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 45.5 mi
43rd Street Southeast4.9 mi
78th Avenue Southeast4.3 mi
46th Street Southeast3.5 mi
82nd Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
45th Street Southeast2.9 mi
80th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
79th Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
42nd Street Southeast0.6 mi
48th Street Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Sydney 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202437546776818071553825
Rain (in)0.40.50.81.33.23.43.52.42.21.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Sydney Township →

Next door

Sydney Township and its neighbors

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

Lenton Township46 miSydney Township46 miCorwin Township35 miWoodbury Township35 miSevern Township21 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sydney Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Severn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Woodbury Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lenton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Corwin 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 Sydney Township

Is there public land near Sydney Township?

2,456 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sydney Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sydney Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →