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Outdoors in Ecklund Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ecklund Township

1% of Ecklund Township’s land is conserved, about 400 acres. 29 miles of mapped trail cross Ecklund Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
400 acres · of 53.9 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
3%
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

400 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service240 ac
State land board160 ac
Conservation Easement · 240 acState Resource Management Area · 160 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 240 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 board160Open
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 29.0 mi
279th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
12th Street Northeast2.3 mi
52nd Street Northeast2.0 mi
292nd Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
240th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
253rd Avenue Northeast0.7 mi
80th Street Northeast0.5 mi
106th Street Northeast0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Ecklund 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)212538536675818171553825
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.22.73.53.02.21.81.40.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ecklund Township →

Next door

Ecklund Township and its neighbors

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Ghylin Township32 miGrass Lake Township30 miEcklund Township29 miPainted Woods Township24 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Ecklund Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ghylin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Painted Woods Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grass Lake 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 Ecklund Township

Is there public land near Ecklund Township?

6,935 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ecklund Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ecklund 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 →