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Outdoors in Norway Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Norway Lake Township

21% of Norway Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 4,744 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Norway Lake Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
21%
4,744 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

4,744 conserved acres

21% of Norway Lake Township’s land. Who manages Norway Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,534 ac
State land board394 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,379 acState Resource Management Area · 394 acResource Management Area · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,272 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board394Open
Wells County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service156Restricted
Trails & water

5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.3 mi
26th Street Northeast5.1 mi
49th Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
52nd Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
24th Street Northeast0.6 mi
54th Avenue Northeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Goose LakeNorway LakeZumpf Lake
When to get out

The best walking months in Norway Lake 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172235526675808070543622
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.63.63.22.21.91.40.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norway Lake Township →

Next door

Norway Lake Township and its neighbors

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Valhalla Township28 miHeimdal Township22 miSouth Viking Township22 miNorway Lake Township21 miHamburg Township17 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Norway Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valhalla Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hamburg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Heimdal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
South Viking 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 Norway Lake Township

Is there public land near Norway Lake Township?

6,064 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norway Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 401 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Norway Lake 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 →