Jay Sandstrom Mcdonald Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
270 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Heimdal Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Heimdal Township
16% of Heimdal Township’s land is conserved, about 3,618 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Heimdal Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
16%
3,618 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.6 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,618 conserved acres
16% of Heimdal Township’s land. Who manages Heimdal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,553 ac
State land board795 ac
State fish & wildlife269 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,553 acState Resource Management Area · 795 acState Conservation Area · 269 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,553 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 795 | Open |
| Mcdonald State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 269 | Restricted |
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 22.1 mi
47th Avenue Northeast3.6 mi
27th Street Northeast3.0 mi
29th Street Northeast2.9 mi
43rd Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
30th Street Northeast0.6 mi
45th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
42nd Avenue Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Heimdal 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.
| 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 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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 Heimdal Township →
Next door
Heimdal Township and its neighbors
Heimdal Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Norway Township26 miHeimdal Township22 miArne Township22 miNorway Lake Township21 miFram Township18 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heimdal Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fram Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Arne Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Norway Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Norway 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 Heimdal Township
Are dogs allowed on Heimdal Township’s trails?
Jay Sandstrom Mcdonald Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Heimdal Township?
4,112 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heimdal Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 799 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Heimdal 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 →