Salt Flats Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
320 acres0.5 mi of trail
102nd Avenue Northwest
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Mentor Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Mentor Township
The biggest trail networks: Salt Flats Wildlife Management Area (0.5 mi). 37% of Mentor Township’s land is conserved, about 10,057 acres. 49 miles of mapped trail cross Mentor Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
37%
10,057 acres · of 42.7 sq mi of land
Trails
49 mi
1.1 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 Salt Flats WMA, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10,057 conserved acres
37% of Mentor Township’s land. Who manages Mentor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,281 ac
State land board468 ac
State fish & wildlife316 ac
Bureau of Land Management40 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,985 acState Resource Management Area · 468 acState Conservation Area · 316 acResource Management Area · 297 acNational Public Lands · 40 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,084 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 | 468 | Open |
| Salt Flats State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 316 | Restricted |
| Divide County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 297 | Restricted |
| North Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 40 | Open |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 48.7 mi
104th Avenue Northwest6.0 mi
102nd Avenue Northwest5.4 mi
103rd Avenue Northwest4.0 mi
107th Avenue Northwest3.0 mi
105th Street Northwest2.5 mi
103rd Street Northwest1.9 mi
107th Street Northwest1.9 mi
108th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
106th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Mentor 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 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 22 | 35 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mentor Township →
Next door
Mentor Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Forthun Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Long Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Coalfield 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 Mentor Township
Where can I hike in Mentor Township?
The longest trail networks: Salt Flats Wildlife Management Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Mentor Township’s trails?
Salt Flats Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mentor Township?
3,935 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mentor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 464 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mentor 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 →