Fordville Dam Recreation Area
Managed by Grand Forks County Water Resources District
364 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Elkmount Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Elkmount Township
374 acres are parks and preserves, 10,111 per 1,000 residents. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Elkmount Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
374 ac
10,111 acres per 1,000 residents
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.
Trails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 25.1 mi
46th Street Northeast5.0 mi
47th Street Northeast4.1 mi
44th Street Northeast2.3 mi
50th Street Northeast2.2 mi
32nd Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
34th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
30th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
49th Street Northeast1.0 mi
127th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
31st Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
1 more trails
54th Street Northeast
0.7 miWhen to get out
The best walking months in Elkmount 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 14 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 34 | 20 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elkmount Township →
Next door
Elkmount Township and its neighbors
Elkmount Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Dahlen Township27 miElkmount Township25 miMedford Township24 miInkster Township20 miPlymouth Township14 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkmount Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Inkster Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dahlen Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Medford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Plymouth 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 Elkmount Township
Are dogs allowed on Elkmount Township’s trails?
Fordville Dam Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elkmount Township?
832 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elkmount Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 374 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elkmount 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 →