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Outdoors in Eldon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Eldon Township

37% of Eldon Township’s land is conserved, about 8,532 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Eldon Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
37%
8,532 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
14 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
Who protects it

8,532 conserved acres

37% of Eldon Township’s land. Who manages Eldon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,150 ac
State land board393 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)46 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,196 acState Resource Management Area · 393 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,138 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 board393Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Eldon 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172134526675807970543522
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.02.63.93.22.31.91.40.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eldon Township →

Next door

Eldon Township and its neighbors

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McClellan Township27 miAlbert Township18 miEldon Township14 miWest Bay Township13 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Eldon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West Bay Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McClellan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Albert 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 Eldon Township

Is there public land near Eldon Township?

30,571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eldon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 397 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eldon 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 →