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Outdoors in Elk Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elk Creek Township

3% of Elk Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 641 acres. 44 miles of mapped trail cross Elk Creek Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
641 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
1.2 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

641 conserved acres

3% of Elk Creek Township’s land. Who manages Elk Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board641 ac
State Resource Management Area · 641 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board641Open
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 43.7 mi
23rd Street Southwest1.0 mi
163rd Avenue Southwest0.6 mi
24th Street Southwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Elk Creek Township: May and July to 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)263143566676848473564129
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.42.62.92.41.71.71.20.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elk Creek Township →

Next door

Elk Creek Township and its neighbors

Elk Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Pearl Township99 miElk Creek Township44 miDelhi Township35 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elk Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delhi Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pearl 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 Elk Creek Township

Is there public land near Elk Creek Township?

49,956 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elk Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 646 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elk Creek 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 →