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Minnewaukan, North DakotaPhoto: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Minnewaukan

Few parks or trails are on the map in Minnewaukan

2% of Minnewaukan’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Minnewaukan, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
7 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

7 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)4 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2 ac
Bureau of Reclamation1 ac
Conservation Easement · 6 acResource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Devils Lake
Resource Management Area
Bureau of Reclamation1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Minnewaukan

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

Playgrounds in Minnewaukan

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Benson County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Grace Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1994
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Minnewaukan: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172234526775808070543522
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.02.63.83.22.41.91.40.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minnewaukan →

Questions about parks and trails in Minnewaukan

Is there public land near Minnewaukan?

41,157 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minnewaukan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Minnewaukan neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →