Lonetree Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
8,603 acres26.4 mi of trail
North Country Trail17th Street Northeast20th Avenue Northeast22nd Avenue Northeast+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cote, Urbain, Round Barn · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Fairview Township
More than half of Fairview Township’s land is conserved: 51%
51% of Fairview Township’s land is conserved, about 11,295 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lonetree Wildlife Management Area (26.4 mi). 42 miles of mapped trail cross Fairview Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
51%
11,295 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lonetree WMA, with 26.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11,295 conserved acres
51% of Fairview Township’s land. Who manages Fairview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife8,569 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,184 ac
State land board238 ac
State Conservation Area · 8,569 acConservation Easement · 3,184 acState Resource Management Area · 238 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,488 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonetree State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8,569 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 238 | Open |
Trails & water
12 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 41.9 mi
North Country Trail7.0 mi
17th Street Northeast5.6 mi
22nd Avenue Northeast4.7 mi
19th Avenue Northeast3.6 mi
20th Avenue Northeast3.1 mi
23rd Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
12th Street Northeast1.6 mi
18th Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
14th Street Northeast1.0 mi
15th Street Northeast1.0 mi
2 more trails
13th Street Northeast
0.5 mi21st Avenue Northeast
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cote, Urbain, Round BarnBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Fairview 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 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fairview Township →
Next door
Fairview Township and its neighbors
Fairview Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
New Germantown/Schiller Township70 miFairview Township42 miBoone Township28 miPony Gulch Township26 miWestern Township22 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Germantown/Schiller Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pony Gulch Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Boone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Western 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 Fairview Township
Where can I hike in Fairview Township?
The longest trail networks: Lonetree Wildlife Management Area, 26.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Fairview Township’s trails?
Lonetree Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fairview Township?
6,182 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fairview Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 238 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fairview 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 →