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Outdoors in Purcell Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Purcell Township

39% of Purcell Township’s land is conserved, about 8,880 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Purcell Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
39%
8,880 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 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

8,880 conserved acres

39% of Purcell Township’s land. Who manages Purcell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,978 ac
State land board1,023 ac
Bureau of Land Management42 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,978 acState Resource Management Area · 1,023 acNational Public Lands · 42 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,815 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 board1,023Open
North Dakota Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management42Open
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 17.6 mi
57th Street Northwest1.8 mi
80th Avenue Northwest0.9 mi
78th Avenue Northwest0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Purcell Township: 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)192436536574818170533623
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.43.42.91.81.71.10.60.5

February 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 Purcell Township →

Next door

Purcell Township and its neighbors

Purcell Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Alger Township22 miPurcell Township18 miIdaho Township18 miBurke Township14 miSikes Township5.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Purcell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Idaho Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sikes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alger Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burke 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 Purcell Township

Is there public land near Purcell Township?

14,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Purcell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,071 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Purcell Township 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 →