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Outdoors in Fremont Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fremont Township

8% of Fremont Township’s land is conserved, about 1,886 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Fremont Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,886 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

1,886 conserved acres

8% of Fremont Township’s land. Who manages Fremont Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,037 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)439 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,333 acResource Management Area · 1,142 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,314 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Moody County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,142Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Big Sioux River
When to get out

The walking year in Fremont 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232841566878828073584128
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.63.64.33.73.43.02.11.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fremont Township →

Next door

Fremont Township and its neighbors

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

Summit Township4.1 miFremont Township2.2 miJefferson Township1.3 miRiverview Township1.0 miMedary Township0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Fremont Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Medary Township13%under 0.14024%B−
Summit Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jefferson 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 Fremont Township

Is there public land near Fremont Township?

721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fremont 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 Fremont 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 →