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Outdoors in Tolgen Township

More than half of Tolgen Township’s land is conserved: 69%

69% of Tolgen Township’s land is conserved, about 14,791 acres. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Tolgen Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
69%
14,791 acres · of 33.7 sq mi of land
Trails
32 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

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

14,791 conserved acres

69% of Tolgen Township’s land. Water is left out: Tolgen Township has 33.7 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tolgen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service18,420 ac
Conservation Easement · 17,119 acResource Management Area · 1,301 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14,139 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ward County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,301Restricted
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 32.1 mi
254th Street Southwest3.0 mi
107th Avenue Southwest2.6 mi
37th Avenue Southwest0.9 mi
268th Street Southwest0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Tolgen 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)202436526574818170543624
Rain (in)0.40.50.61.12.63.52.81.91.71.20.60.5

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

Next door

Tolgen Township and its neighbors

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

Mandan Township35 miTolgen Township32 miRolling Green Township28 miShealy Township26 miLinton Township24 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Tolgen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rolling Green Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mandan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Linton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Shealy 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 Tolgen Township

Is there public land near Tolgen Township?

5,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tolgen Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tolgen 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 →