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Outdoors in Banner Township

More than half of Banner Township’s land is conserved: 55%

55% of Banner Township’s land is conserved, about 10,154 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Banner Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
55%
10,154 acres · of 29.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.4 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

10,154 conserved acres

55% of Banner Township’s land. Who manages Banner Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,816 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,179 acResource Management Area · 4,480 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 157 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,713 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cavalier County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,637Restricted
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.2 mi
79th Street Northeast2.5 mi
83rd Street Northeast2.0 mi
86th Avenue Northeast1.6 mi
82nd Street Northeast0.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Banner Township: 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)141932506574787868523320
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.02.83.93.32.42.11.50.80.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Banner Township →

Next door

Banner Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Banner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alsen— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Storlie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Henderson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Royal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seivert 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 Banner Township

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Banner 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 →