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Outdoors in Elm Tree Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elm Tree Township

50% of Elm Tree Township’s land is conserved, about 12,399 acres. 39 miles of mapped trail cross Elm Tree Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
50%
12,399 acres · of 39.0 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.0 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

12,399 conserved acres

50% of Elm Tree Township’s land. Water is left out: Elm Tree Township has 39.0 square miles of land and 4.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Elm Tree Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service8,092 ac
Army Corps of Engineers3,701 ac
State land board606 ac
National Grassland · 8,092 acRecreation Management Area · 3,701 acState Resource Management Area · 606 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service8,092Open
Sakakawea Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers3,701Open
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board606Open
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 38.5 mi
Gumt Road 8552.1 mi
County Road 550.9 mi
Gumt Road 8850.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Elm Tree 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)212639556776838372553825
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.33.12.81.71.51.10.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elm Tree Township →

Next door

Elm Tree Township and its neighbors

Elm Tree Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Riverview Township40 miElm Tree Township39 miKeene Township25 miDry Fork Township23 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elm Tree Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dry Fork Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Keene 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 Elm Tree Township

Is there public land near Elm Tree Township?

73,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elm Tree Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,362 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elm Tree 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 →