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Faulkton American Legion HallFaulkton American Legion Hall · Photo: Blysm · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Faulkton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Faulkton

3 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Faulkton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Faulkton City Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

under 1% of Faulkton’s land. Who manages Faulkton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3 ac
Conservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Faulkton

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

Playgrounds in Faulkton

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

6 places on the National Register

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

History →
Frank and Clara Turner HouseBuilding · listed 1986
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Gov. Frank M. Byrne HouseBuilding · listed 1992
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Faulk County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1993
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Faulkton American Legion HallBuilding · listed 2005
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Dr. William Edgerton HouseBuilding · listed 2010
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Parker, C.W., Carousel No. 825Structure · listed 2017
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When to get out

The best walking months in Faulkton: 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232941566878848274584228
Rain (in)0.50.60.92.03.33.63.02.52.01.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Faulkton →

Questions about parks and trails in Faulkton

Are dogs allowed on Faulkton’s trails?

Faulkton City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Faulkton?

1,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Faulkton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Faulkton 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 →