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Outdoors in Prophets Township

More than half of Prophets Township’s land is conserved: 67%

67% of Prophets Township’s land is conserved, about 15,258 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Prophets Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
67%
15,258 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 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
Who protects it

15,258 conserved acres

67% of Prophets Township’s land. Who manages Prophets Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service18,248 ac
State land board948 ac
Bureau of Land Management40 ac
Conservation Easement · 18,248 acState Resource Management Area · 948 acNational Public Lands · 40 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14,271 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board948Open
North Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management40Open
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.9 mi
3rd Avenue Northwest5.7 mi
8th Street Northwest3.2 mi
4th Avenue Northwest2.7 mi
10th Street Northwest1.2 mi
6th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
Center Avenue North1.0 mi
6th Street Northwest0.7 mi
9th Street Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Prophets 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.79.28.5
High (°F)202436536675818170543724
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.22.73.52.82.21.81.40.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Prophets Township →

Next door

Prophets Township and its neighbors

Prophets Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Prophets Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wise 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 Prophets Township

Is there public land near Prophets Township?

19,863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prophets Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 997 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Prophets 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 →