–Not graded

Outdoors in West End Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in West End Township

43% of West End Township’s land is conserved, about 9,994 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross West End Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land

43%

9,994 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land

Trails

22 mi

0.6 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

9,994 conserved acres

43% of West End Township’s land. Who manages West End Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service8,340 ac

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,474 ac

USDA easements (NRCS)213 ac

National Grassland · 8,340 acConservation Easement · 2,685 acOther Easement · 2 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,654 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
Sheyenne National Grassland National Grassland	U.S. Forest Service	8,340	Open

Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails

Unpaved · 22.0 mi

73rd Street Southeast4.2 mi

152nd Avenue Southeast3.0 mi

151st Avenue Southeast2.0 mi

78th Street Southeast2.0 mi

77th Street Southeast1.5 mi

155th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi

156th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi

75th Street Southeast1.2 mi

74th Street Southeast1.0 mi

154th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi

When to get out

The walking year in West End Township

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)	9.0	10.3	11.8	13.5	15.0	15.8	15.4	14.2	12.5	10.8	9.3	8.6
High (°F)	20	25	38	55	69	78	82	81	72	57	39	25
Rain (in)	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.8	3.1	4.2	3.4	2.9	2.7	2.1	0.8	0.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West End Township →

Next door

West End Township and its neighbors

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Homestead Township30 mi Hall Township29 mi West End Township22 mi Freeman Township21 mi Rosemeade Township18 mi Wyndmere Township13 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
West End Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hall Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosemeade Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wyndmere Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Homestead Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Freeman 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 West End Township

Is there public land near West End Township?

12,813 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West End Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 245 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West End 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 →

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