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Outdoors in Harper Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harper Township

33% of Harper Township’s land is conserved, about 7,577 acres. 57 miles of mapped trail cross Harper Township, 1.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
7,577 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
57 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Highest peak
3,094 ft
Round Top Butte
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

7,577 conserved acres

33% of Harper Township’s land. Who manages Harper Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service6,315 ac
State land board1,261 ac
National Grassland · 6,315 acState Resource Management Area · 1,261 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service6,315Open
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,261Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Harper Township

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

Peaks in Harper Township
Round Top Butte3,094 ft elevation
Directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Harper Township: July to 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)283243546575848473564231
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.52.72.92.11.51.61.40.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harper Township →

Next door

Harper Township and its neighbors

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

Mound Township66 miHarper Township57 miCrawford Township55 miRichland Center Township40 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Harper Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mound Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland Center Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crawford 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 Harper Township

Is there public land near Harper Township?

72,941 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harper Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,619 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harper 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 →