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Outdoors in Lightning Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lightning Creek Township

2% of Lightning Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 471 acres. 37 miles of mapped trail cross Lightning Creek Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
471 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,871 ft
Cow Butte
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

471 conserved acres

2% of Lightning Creek Township’s land. Who manages Lightning Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board471 ac
State Resource Management Area · 471 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board471Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Lightning Creek Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Lightning Creek Township
Cow Butte2,871 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 36.8 mi
3rd Avenue Southwest4.0 mi
15th Street Southwest2.9 mi
13th Street Southwest2.0 mi
15th Street Northwest1.0 mi
14th Street Southwest1.0 mi
1st Avenue West1.0 mi
12th Street Northwest0.5 mi
3rd Avenue Northwest0.4 mi
12th Street Southwest0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
North Fork Grand River
When to get out

The best walking months in Lightning Creek Township: May and July to 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)283243556676858474574331
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.42.62.82.21.51.31.40.50.3

December is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lightning Creek Township →

Next door

Lightning Creek Township and its neighbors

Lightning Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Haley Township43 miLightning Creek Township37 miReeder Township36 miHorse Creek Township3.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lightning Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Reeder Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haley 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 Lightning Creek Township

Is there public land near Lightning Creek Township?

23,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lightning Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 481 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lightning Creek 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 →