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Outdoors in Island Park Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Island Park Township

35% of Island Park Township’s land is conserved, about 7,470 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Island Park Township, 0.4 per square mile of land. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
35%
7,470 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
4%
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

7,470 conserved acres

35% of Island Park Township’s land. Who manages Island Park Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,577 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,577 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,470 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.6 mi
North Country Trail2.1 mi
70th Street Southeast1.0 mi
68th Street Southeast0.9 mi
130th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
129th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Sheyenne River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Island Park Township

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)202538546877828172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.13.93.32.82.52.10.70.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Island Park Township →

Next door

Island Park Township and its neighbors

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Tuller Township25 miElliott Township20 miBig Bend Township20 miBale Township19 miIsland Park Township13 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Island Park Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elliott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tuller Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Big Bend 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 Island Park Township

Is there public land near Island Park Township?

2,584 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Island Park 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 Island Park 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 →