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Outdoors in Iosco Township

More than half of Iosco Township’s land is conserved: 54%

54% of Iosco Township’s land is conserved, about 11,670 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Iosco Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
54%
11,670 acres · of 33.6 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

11,670 conserved acres

54% of Iosco Township’s land. Water is left out: Iosco Township has 33.6 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Iosco Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service17,471 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)649 ac
State land board158 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,405 acResource Management Area · 4,715 acState Resource Management Area · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,153 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 Service4,715Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board158Open
Trails & water

8 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 13.1 mi
27th Street Southeast2.5 mi
25th Street Southeast2.5 mi
55th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
57th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
29th Street Southeast0.7 mi
58 1/2 Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
30th Street Southeast0.4 mi
24th Street Southeast0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Iosco 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182335526575807970543723
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.23.03.43.42.42.11.60.60.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Iosco Township →

Next door

Iosco Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Iosco Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Strong Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Flint Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley Spring 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 Iosco Township

Is there public land near Iosco Township?

10,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iosco Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 158 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Iosco 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 →