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Outdoors in Crane Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crane Creek Township

21% of Crane Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 4,811 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Crane Creek Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
21%
4,811 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 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

4,811 conserved acres

21% of Crane Creek Township’s land. Who manages Crane Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,684 ac
State land board805 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,684 acState Resource Management Area · 805 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,006 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 board805Open
Trails & water

5 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.1 mi
79th Avenue Northwest1.1 mi
47th Street Northwest1.0 mi
44th Street Northwest1.0 mi
46th Street Northwest0.3 mi
48th Street Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Crane Creek 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)202437536575818170543624
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.53.32.91.91.71.10.60.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crane Creek Township →

Next door

Crane Creek Township and its neighbors

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Osborn Township18 miVan Hook Township18 miKnife River Township11 miAustin Township11 miCrane Creek Township10 miWayzetta Township7.3 miSikes Township5.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Crane Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Van Hook Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sikes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wayzetta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Knife River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osborn 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

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Crane Creek Township

Is there public land near Crane Creek Township?

26,388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crane Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 808 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crane Creek 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 →