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Plaza, North Dakota 10-09-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Plaza

5% of Plaza’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Plaza’s land is conserved, about 38 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
38 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

38 conserved acres

5% of Plaza’s land. Who manages Plaza’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service38 ac
Conservation Easement · 38 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 38 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Plaza

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Plaza

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Plaza: 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)202537536675818171543724
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.53.42.81.91.71.10.60.5

January 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 Plaza →

Next door

Plaza and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Spring Coulee Township33 miPlaza Township26 miPlaza1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Plaza— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Coulee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plaza 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 Plaza

Is there public land near Plaza?

1,998 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plaza or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Plaza neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →