Pelican Township Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
71 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Pelican Township
More than half of Pelican Township’s land is conserved: 79%
79% of Pelican Township’s land is conserved, about 13,090 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Pelican Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
79%
13,090 acres · of 25.8 sq mi of land
Trails
15 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
13,090 conserved acres
79% of Pelican Township’s land. Who manages Pelican Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,529 ac
Bureau of Reclamation5,318 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2,146 ac
State fish & wildlife69 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,653 acResource Management Area · 6,340 acState Conservation Area · 69 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,191 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake Resource Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 5,318 | Open |
| Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,015 | Restricted |
| Pelican Township State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 69 | Restricted |
| Benson County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 7 | Restricted |
Trails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 14.8 mi
53rd Street Northeast2.9 mi
67th Avenue Northeast1.3 mi
65th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
52nd Street Northeast0.9 mi
51st Street Northeast0.8 mi
72nd Avenue Northeast0.8 mi
48th Street Northeast0.7 mi
71st Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
69th Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
50th Street Northeast0.2 mi
1 more trails
70th Avenue Northeast
0.1 miWhen to get out
The best walking months in Pelican 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 17 | 21 | 34 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pelican Township →
Next door
Pelican Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelican Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Riggin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand Harbor Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Coulee 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 Pelican Township
Are dogs allowed on Pelican Township’s trails?
Pelican Township Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pelican Township?
60,736 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pelican Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,030 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pelican 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 →