Palermo Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Palermo Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Palermo Township
49% of Palermo Township’s land is conserved, about 10,286 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Palermo Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
49%
10,286 acres · of 33.0 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10,286 conserved acres
49% of Palermo Township’s land. Who manages Palermo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service11,815 ac
State land board633 ac
State fish & wildlife39 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,552 acResource Management Area · 1,262 acState Resource Management Area · 633 acState Conservation Area · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,983 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountrail County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,262 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 633 | Open |
| Palermo State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Restricted |
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 17.9 mi
62nd Street Northwest2.1 mi
73rd Northwest0.9 mi
77th Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
72nd Avenue Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Palermo 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Palermo Township →
Next door
Palermo Township and its neighbors
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McGahan Township20 miRedmond Township20 miPalermo Township18 miIdaho Township18 miBurke Township14 miClearwater Township7.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| McGahan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Idaho Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clearwater Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burke Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Redmond 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 Palermo Township
Are dogs allowed on Palermo Township’s trails?
Palermo Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palermo Township?
13,042 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palermo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 632 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Palermo 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 →