Hofflund Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
525 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Dry Fork Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dry Fork Township
28% of Dry Fork Township’s land is conserved, about 9,698 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Dry Fork Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
28%
9,698 acres · of 54.3 sq mi of land
Trails
23 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
9,698 conserved acres
28% of Dry Fork Township’s land. Water is left out: Dry Fork Township has 54.3 square miles of land and 9.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Dry Fork Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers7,479 ac
State land board1,257 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service762 ac
State fish & wildlife539 ac
Bureau of Land Management187 ac
Recreation Management Area · 7,479 acState Resource Management Area · 1,257 acConservation Easement · 762 acState Conservation Area · 539 acNational Public Lands · 187 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 762 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakakawea Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 7,479 | Open |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,257 | Open |
| Hofflund State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 539 | Restricted |
| North Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 187 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Dry Fork Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dry Fork Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Dry Fork Township
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Dry Fork Township
2 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.0 mi
102nd Avenue Northwest5.8 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Dry Fork 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dry Fork Township →
Next door
Dry Fork Township and its neighbors
Dry Fork Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Fork Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elm Tree Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pleasant Valley 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 Dry Fork Township
Are dogs allowed on Dry Fork Township’s trails?
Hofflund Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dry Fork Township?
61,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dry Fork Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,483 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dry Fork 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 →