Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
547 acres1.5 mi of trail
100th Avenue Northeast83rd Street Northeast
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Loma
Few parks or trails are on the map in Loma
The biggest trail networks: Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1.5 mi). 35% of Loma’s land is conserved, about 5,933 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Loma, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
35%
5,933 acres · of 26.5 sq mi of land
Trails
20 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
The longest trail network is Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,933 conserved acres
35% of Loma’s land. Who manages Loma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,861 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)480 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,180 acResource Management Area · 2,160 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,853 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalier County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,160 | Restricted |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 19.5 mi
85th Street Northeast2.6 mi
83rd Street Northeast2.0 mi
86th Street Northeast2.0 mi
100th Avenue Northeast1.8 mi
95th Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
97th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
96th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
102nd Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
99th Avenue Northeast0.3 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Loma: 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) | 14 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 52 | 33 | 19 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Loma →
Next door
Loma and its neighbors
Loma has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Perry Township20 miLoma20 miGordon Township16 miBillings Township16 miStorlie Township9.0 miNorth Loma Township8.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Billings Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Loma Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gordon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Perry Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Storlie 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 Loma
Where can I hike in Loma?
The longest trail networks: Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Loma’s trails?
Billings Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Loma?
81 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Loma 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 →