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Crystal, North DakotaPhoto: afiler from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Crystal Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crystal Township

1% of Crystal Township’s land is conserved, about 306 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Crystal Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
306 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
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

306 conserved acres

1% of Crystal Township’s land. Who manages Crystal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service767 ac
Conservation Easement · 767 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 306 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 22.1 mi
79th Street Northeast5.2 mi
134th Avenue Northeast4.4 mi
83rd Street Northeast4.1 mi
81st Street Northeast1.9 mi
136th Avenue Northeast1.1 mi
138th Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
81st Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Crystal 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)142033516676807970533420
Rain (in)0.60.50.91.13.03.73.32.52.31.60.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crystal Township →

Next door

Crystal Township and its neighbors

Crystal Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Crystal Township22 miGardar Township19 miPark Township17 miDundee Township16 miElora Township11 miCrystal0.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Crystal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crystal— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gardar Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elora Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dundee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Park 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 Crystal Township

Is there public land near Crystal Township?

1,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crystal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crystal 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 →