Van Hook Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
640 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Osborn Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Osborn Township
The biggest trail networks: Van Hook Wildlife Management Area (2.8 mi). 28% of Osborn Township’s land is conserved, about 5,214 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Osborn Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
28%
5,214 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.6 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 Van Hook WMA, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,214 conserved acres
28% of Osborn Township’s land. Water is left out: Osborn Township has 28.7 square miles of land and 5.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Osborn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers4,967 ac
State fish & wildlife430 ac
State land board252 ac
Recreation Management Area · 4,967 acState Conservation Area · 430 acState Resource Management Area · 252 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakakawea Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,967 | Open |
| Vanhook State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 430 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 252 | Open |
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 18.3 mi
36th Street Northwest1.3 mi
90th Avenue Northwest0.9 mi
37th Street Northwest0.7 mi
4th Street South0.7 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Osborn 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Osborn Township →
Next door
Osborn Township and its neighbors
Osborn Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Howie Township28 miOsborn Township18 miVan Hook Township18 miKnife River Township11 miCrane Creek Township10 miNew Town2.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Town | 2% | 0.7 | 1 | 56% | C+ |
| Van Hook Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Knife River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crane Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Howie 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 Osborn Township
Where can I hike in Osborn Township?
The longest trail networks: Van Hook Wildlife Management Area, 2.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Osborn Township’s trails?
Van Hook Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Osborn Township?
31,938 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osborn Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,608 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Osborn 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 →