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Outdoors in Burke Township

More than half of Burke Township’s land is conserved: 62%

62% of Burke Township’s land is conserved, about 14,025 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Burke Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
62%
14,025 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
14 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

14,025 conserved acres

62% of Burke Township’s land. Who manages Burke Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service14,105 ac
State land board1,101 ac
Conservation Easement · 14,105 acState Resource Management Area · 1,101 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12,924 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 board1,101Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.0 mi
57th Street Northwest1.0 mi
78th Avenue Northwest0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Burke Township: May, 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)192436536574818170543623
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.43.42.91.81.71.10.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Burke Township →

Next door

Burke Township and its neighbors

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McAlmond Township21 miPalermo Township18 miPurcell Township18 miBurke Township14 miAustin Township11 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Burke Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Palermo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Austin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McAlmond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Purcell 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 Burke Township

Is there public land near Burke Township?

13,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burke Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,116 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burke Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →