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Outdoors in Impark Township

More than half of Impark Township’s land is conserved: 80%

80% of Impark Township’s land is conserved, about 16,263 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Impark Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
80%
16,263 acres · of 31.6 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

16,263 conserved acres

80% of Impark Township’s land. Water is left out: Impark Township has 31.6 square miles of land and 4.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Impark Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,182 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)707 ac
Conservation Easement · 16,537 acResource Management Area · 352 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16,087 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Benson County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service352Restricted
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 22.4 mi
42nd Avenue Northeast0.3 mi
36th Avenue Northeast0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Cranberry Lake
When to get out

The best walking months in Impark 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172234526675808070543522
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.02.73.83.12.21.81.40.60.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Impark Township →

Next door

Impark Township and its neighbors

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Iowa Township42 miElverum Township31 miEsmond Township30 miImpark Township22 miBroe Township15 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Impark Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Esmond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elverum Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Iowa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Broe 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 Impark Township

Is there public land near Impark Township?

6,053 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Impark Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Impark 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 →