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Des Lacs, North DakotaPhoto: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Des Lacs Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Des Lacs Township

2% of Des Lacs Township’s land is conserved, about 418 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Des Lacs Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
418 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.7 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

418 conserved acres

2% of Des Lacs Township’s land. Who manages Des Lacs Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service418 ac
Conservation Easement · 418 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 418 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 24.0 mi
11th Avenue Southwest4.5 mi
30th Avenue Northwest2.6 mi
19th Avenue Northwest2.3 mi
198th Street Northwest2.0 mi
212th Street Southwest2.0 mi
20th Avenue Southwest2.0 mi
37th Avenue Southwest1.7 mi
Prairie Trail1.0 mi
240th Street Northwest0.9 mi
46th Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
2 more trails
1st Avenue North
0.4 mi
240th Street Southwest
0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Des Lacs 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)192436526574818070543624
Rain (in)0.40.50.61.12.63.52.81.91.71.30.70.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Des Lacs Township →

Next door

Des Lacs Township and its neighbors

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Mandan Township35 miFoxholm Township29 miRolling Green Township28 miBurlington Township27 miDes Lacs Township24 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Des Lacs Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mandan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burlington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Foxholm Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rolling Green 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 Des Lacs Township

Is there public land near Des Lacs Township?

4,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Des Lacs Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Des Lacs 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 →