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Outdoors in Bucklin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bucklin Township

24% of Bucklin Township’s land is conserved, about 4,936 acres. 51 miles of mapped trail cross Bucklin Township, 1.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
4,936 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
51 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

4,936 conserved acres

24% of Bucklin Township’s land. Who manages Bucklin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service4,302 ac
State land board640 ac
National Grassland · 4,302 acState Resource Management Area · 640 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service4,302Open
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board640Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Beaver CreekButte Creek
When to get out

The best walking months in Bucklin Township: 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)293344556676858474574231
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.52.72.72.11.41.61.20.50.4

December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bucklin Township →

Next door

Bucklin Township and its neighbors

Bucklin Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bucklin Township51 miHughes Township28 miMarmarth5.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Bucklin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hughes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marmarth— 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 Bucklin Township

Is there public land near Bucklin Township?

83,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bucklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,962 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bucklin 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 →