Karl T. Frederick Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Northwest Township
More than half of Northwest Township’s land is conserved: 63%
63% of Northwest Township’s land is conserved, about 13,166 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Northwest Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
63%
13,166 acres · of 32.8 sq mi of land
Trails
33 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Karl T Frederick State Game Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Frederick WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13,166 conserved acres
63% of Northwest Township’s land. Who manages Northwest Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,744 ac
State land board950 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
Conservation Easement · 12,705 acResource Management Area · 1,040 acState Resource Management Area · 950 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,695 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kidder County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,040 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 950 | Open |
| North Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 33.2 mi
19th Avenue Southeast4.8 mi
22nd Avenue Southeast4.0 mi
23rd Avenue Southeast3.6 mi
10th Street Southeast2.9 mi
24th Avenue Southeast2.1 mi
20th Street Southeast1.4 mi
8th Street Southeast1.0 mi
6th Street Southeast0.8 mi
21st Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Northwest Township: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Northwest Township →
Next door
Northwest Township and its neighbors
Northwest Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stewart Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hazel Grove Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mauch 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 Northwest Township
Are dogs allowed on Northwest Township’s trails?
Karl T. Frederick Wildlife Management Area and Karl T Frederick State Game Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Northwest Township?
16,011 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northwest Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 947 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Northwest 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 →