Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
194 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 Knox Township
More than half of Knox Township’s land is conserved: 59%
59% of Knox Township’s land is conserved, about 13,534 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Knox Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
59%
13,534 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 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
13,534 conserved acres
59% of Knox Township’s land. Who manages Knox Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,932 ac
State land board231 ac
State fish & wildlife194 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,324 acResource Management Area · 1,609 acState Resource Management Area · 231 acState Conservation Area · 194 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12,305 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,609 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 231 | Open |
| Knox Slough State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 194 | Restricted |
Trails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 24.7 mi
63rd Street Northeast3.7 mi
44th Avenue Northeast3.7 mi
61st Street Northeast3.0 mi
65th Street Northeast2.3 mi
66th Street Northeast1.8 mi
45th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
47th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
62nd Street Northeast0.9 mi
64th Street Northeast0.8 mi
60th Street Northeast0.8 mi
1 more trails
42nd Avenue Northeast
0.1 miWhen to get out
The best walking months in Knox 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.
| 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) | 16 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 21 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Knox Township →
Next door
Knox Township and its neighbors
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Pleasant Lake Township33 miRush Lake Township30 miYork Township29 miTwin Lake Township26 miKnox Township25 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pleasant Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Twin Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rush Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| York 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 Knox Township
Are dogs allowed on Knox Township’s trails?
Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Knox Township?
6,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knox Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 226 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Knox 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 →