Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Belcourt
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Belcourt, 0.8 per square mile of land. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Belcourt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belcourt is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 places to go in Belcourt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Belcourt: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 15 | 20 | 32 | 49 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 51 | 33 | 20 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Belcourt →
Questions about parks and trails in Belcourt
How much of Belcourt is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Belcourt?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belcourt?
4,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belcourt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belcourt have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belcourt neighbors.
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 →