Waterford Township has 34 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
7% of Waterford Township’s land is conserved, about 1,528 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 4.1 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Waterford Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Waterford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waterford Township is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,528 conserved acres
7% of Waterford Township’s land. Who manages Waterford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,528 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Waterford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
10 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Waterford 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 54 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Waterford Township →
Waterford Township and its neighbors
Waterford Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterford Township | 7% | 1.0 | 4 | 46% | B− |
| Tatman Township | 10% | 1.0 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| St. Marys Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Van Buren 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 Waterford Township
How much of Waterford Township is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Waterford Township’s trails?
Bud Ebert Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waterford Township?
1,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waterford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waterford Township have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Waterford Township neighbors.
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 →