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Outdoors in Glacier Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glacier Township

29% of Glacier Township’s land is conserved, about 6,405 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Glacier Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
29%
6,405 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,001 ft
Mount Morian
Lakes & rivers
1
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

6,405 conserved acres

29% of Glacier Township’s land. Who manages Glacier Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,383 ac
State land board1,113 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)293 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,402 acResource Management Area · 1,274 acState Resource Management Area · 1,113 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,654 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,274Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,113Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Glacier Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Glacier Township
Mount Morian2,001 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.5 mi
65th Avenue Southeast3.9 mi
7th Street Southeast3.0 mi
9th Street Southeast3.0 mi
63rd Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
8th Street Southeast1.1 mi
11th Street Southeast0.4 mi
6th Street Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Glacier 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)182235516575807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.22.83.43.52.42.11.60.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Glacier Township →

Next door

Glacier Township and its neighbors

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

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Glacier Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Walters Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Conklin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Longview 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 Glacier Township

Is there public land near Glacier Township?

6,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glacier Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,122 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glacier 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 →