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Outdoors in Taylor Butte Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Taylor Butte Township

5% of Taylor Butte Township’s land is conserved, about 1,264 acres. 34 miles of mapped trail cross Taylor Butte Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,264 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,762 ft
Taylor Butte
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
Who protects it

1,264 conserved acres

5% of Taylor Butte Township’s land. Who manages Taylor Butte Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,264 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,264 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,264Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Taylor Butte Township

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

Peaks in Taylor Butte Township
Taylor Butte2,762 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 34.2 mi
3rd Street Northeast2.0 mi
10th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
15th Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
13th Avenue Northeast1.4 mi
5th Street Northeast1.4 mi
7th Street Northeast1.2 mi
12th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
6th Street Northeast0.9 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Andrew Erickson BarnBuilding · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Taylor Butte Township: May and July to 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.815.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)273143556676848474574230
Rain (in)0.30.40.71.42.62.92.31.61.41.30.50.3

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Taylor Butte Township →

Next door

Taylor Butte Township and its neighbors

Taylor Butte Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Taylor Butte Township34 miMaine Township33 miChandler Township30 miDuck Creek Township23 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Taylor Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Duck Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chandler Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Maine 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 Taylor Butte Township

Is there public land near Taylor Butte Township?

8,882 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taylor Butte Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,274 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Taylor Butte 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 →