Old Settler's Park
Managed by Ward County
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Kirkelie Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Kirkelie Township
4% of Kirkelie Township’s land is conserved, about 921 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents. 37 miles of mapped trail cross Kirkelie Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
4%
921 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
921 conserved acres
4% of Kirkelie Township’s land. Who manages Kirkelie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service759 ac
State land board161 ac
Conservation Easement · 759 acState Resource Management Area · 161 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 759 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 | 161 | Open |
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 36.0 mi
86th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
100th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
72nd Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
114th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
87th Street Northwest0.9 mi
74th Avenue Northwest0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kirkelie 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 71 | 54 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kirkelie Township →
Next door
Kirkelie Township and its neighbors
Kirkelie Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Marys Township55 miKirkelie Township37 miFoxholm Township29 miEureka Township28 miBurlington Township27 miBurlington1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkelie Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burlington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Foxholm Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burlington | 3% | 0.9 | 11 | 85% | B+ |
| St. Marys Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eureka 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 Kirkelie Township
Are dogs allowed on Kirkelie Township’s trails?
Old Settler's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kirkelie Township?
2,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kirkelie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 164 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kirkelie 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 →