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Niagra, North DakotaPhoto: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Niagara Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Niagara Township

5% of Niagara Township’s land is conserved, about 1,102 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Niagara Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,102 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,102 conserved acres

5% of Niagara Township’s land. Who manages Niagara Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,097 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)85 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,182 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,102 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.6 mi
19th Avenue Northeast5.0 mi
21st Avenue Northeast4.9 mi
46th Street Northeast4.2 mi
22nd Avenue Northeast3.3 mi
45th Street Northeast1.6 mi
47th Street Northeast1.0 mi
20th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
24th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Little Goose LakereservoirLittle Goose River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Niagara Township

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)8.810.211.713.615.116.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)142033516675807869533420
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.23.03.83.72.62.21.70.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Niagara Township →

Next door

Niagara Township and its neighbors

Niagara Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Petersburg Township36 miNiagara Township28 miMoraine Township23 miElm Grove Township21 miAgnes Township15 miPlymouth Township14 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Niagara Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elm Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plymouth Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moraine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Agnes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Petersburg 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 Niagara Township

Is there public land near Niagara Township?

1,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Niagara Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Niagara Township 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 →