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Ambrose, North Dakota 5-21-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Ambrose Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ambrose Township

19% of Ambrose Township’s land is conserved, about 5,068 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Ambrose Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
19%
5,068 acres · of 41.8 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.8 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

5,068 conserved acres

19% of Ambrose Township’s land. Who manages Ambrose Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,601 ac
State land board470 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,601 acState Resource Management Area · 470 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,599 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board470Open
Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 32.8 mi
129th Avenue Northwest3.5 mi
131st Avenue Northwest3.5 mi
107th Street Northwest3.3 mi
128th Avenue Northwest3.1 mi
130th Avenue Northwest2.6 mi
105th Street Northwest1.8 mi
132nd Avenue Northwest1.4 mi
126th Avenue Northwest1.1 mi
104th Street Northwest1.0 mi
129 Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
2 more trails
102nd Street Northwest
0.9 mi
109th Street Northwest
0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Ambrose Township: May and July to 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182336536674808070533523
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.33.42.41.61.51.10.50.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ambrose Township →

Next door

Ambrose Township and its neighbors

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Troy Township51 miTwin Butte Township40 miBlooming Prairie Township36 miAmbrose Township33 miGooseneck Township28 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Ambrose Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gooseneck Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Blooming Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Twin Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Troy 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 Ambrose Township

Is there public land near Ambrose Township?

6,522 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ambrose Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 479 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ambrose 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 →