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

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dahlen Township

7% of Dahlen Township’s land is conserved, about 1,600 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Dahlen Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,600 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 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

1,600 conserved acres

7% of Dahlen Township’s land. Who manages Dahlen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,599 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,599 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,600 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.3 mi
50th Street Northeast5.3 mi
123rd Avenue Northeast4.0 mi
121st Avenue Northeast2.9 mi
49th Street Northeast2.0 mi
124th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
48th Street Northeast1.9 mi
52nd Street Northeast1.8 mi
119th Avenue Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dahlen Township

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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)141932516575797869523420
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.13.03.83.72.62.21.70.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dahlen Township →

Next door

Dahlen Township and its neighbors

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Nash Township33 miCleveland Township28 miDahlen Township27 miSarnia Township26 miElkmount Township25 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dahlen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sarnia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elkmount Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cleveland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nash 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 Dahlen Township

Is there public land near Dahlen Township?

995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dahlen 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 Dahlen 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 →