McHenry, ND parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of McHenry is conserved land, roughly 6,279 acres. There are about 31 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in McHenry, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
McHenry outdoors
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named trails
- 7th Street Northeast4.0 mi
- 92nd Avenue Northeast3.9 mi
- 96th Avenue Northeast3.4 mi
- 6th Street Northeast3.2 mi
- 90th Avenue Northeast2.1 mi
- 9th Street Northeast2.0 mi
- 12th Street Northeast1.9 mi
- 94th Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
- 93rd Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
- 10th Street Northeast0.1 mi
6,279 conserved acres
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5,659 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
The biggest protected places in McHenry
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 599 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface OwnershipState Resource Management Area | State land board | 314 | Open |
| Griggs County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 9 | Restricted |
McHenry and its neighbors
Conditions & tips from neighbors
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.