Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Park River has 32 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Park River, 0.9 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Park River?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Park River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Park River is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 places to go in Park River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Park River: 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) | 14 | 20 | 33 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 34 | 20 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Park River →
Park River and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park River | under 1% | 0.9 | 22 | 85% | B |
| Kensington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rushford 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 Park River
How much of Park River is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Park River?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Park River?
54 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Park River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Park River have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Park River neighbors.
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 →