Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
619 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Pleasant Lake Township
More than half of Pleasant Lake Township’s land is conserved: 55%
55% of Pleasant Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 11,980 acres. The biggest trail networks: Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area (1.2 mi). 33 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Lake Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
55%
11,980 acres · of 34.1 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,706 ft
Broken Bone Hill
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 Knox Slough WMA, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11,980 conserved acres
55% of Pleasant Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Pleasant Lake Township has 34.1 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pleasant Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12,042 ac
State fish & wildlife609 ac
State land board361 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)57 ac
Conservation Easement · 11,479 acResource Management Area · 620 acState Conservation Area · 609 acState Resource Management Area · 361 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10,699 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 620 | Restricted |
| Knox Slough State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 609 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 361 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pleasant Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Pleasant Lake Township
Broken Bone Hill1,706 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 33.2 mi
42nd Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
66th Street Northeast0.6 mi
63rd Street Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Pleasant Lake 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 16 | 21 | 34 | 51 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 21 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant Lake Township →
Next door
Pleasant Lake Township and its neighbors
Pleasant Lake Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Knox Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Meyer Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Iowa 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 Pleasant Lake Township
Where can I hike in Pleasant Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Pleasant Lake Township’s trails?
Knox Slough Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasant Lake Township?
6,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 361 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pleasant Lake 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 →