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Outdoors in Forthun Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Forthun Township

47% of Forthun Township’s land is conserved, about 13,089 acres. 51 miles of mapped trail cross Forthun Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
47%
13,089 acres · of 43.2 sq mi of land
Trails
51 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

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
Who protects it

13,089 conserved acres

47% of Forthun Township’s land. Who manages Forthun Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,690 ac
State land board636 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,690 acState Resource Management Area · 636 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12,453 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 board636Open
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 51.2 mi
103rd Street Northwest6.0 mi
97th Avenue Northwest5.7 mi
108th Street Northwest5.4 mi
101st Avenue Northwest5.2 mi
106th Street Northwest4.6 mi
100th Avenue Northwest4.6 mi
96th Avenue Northwest2.7 mi
102nd Avenue Northwest2.4 mi
105th Street Northwest2.0 mi
99th Avenue Northwest1.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Forthun 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235536674808070533522
Rain (in)0.50.50.61.02.43.62.61.81.71.20.70.5

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Forthun Township →

Next door

Forthun Township and its neighbors

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

Forthun Township51 miMentor Township49 miShort Creek Township47 miKeller Township39 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Forthun Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mentor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Short Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Keller 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 Forthun Township

Is there public land near Forthun Township?

5,535 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forthun Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 482 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Forthun Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →