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Outdoors in Richland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Richland Township

33% of Richland Township’s land is conserved, about 9,085 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Richland Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
9,085 acres · of 42.6 sq mi of land
Trails
33 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

9,085 conserved acres

33% of Richland Township’s land. Who manages Richland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,927 ac
State land board159 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,927 acState Resource Management Area · 159 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,927 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 board159Open
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 32.6 mi
74th Avenue Northwest4.9 mi
104th Street Northwest3.8 mi
75th Avenue Northwest3.7 mi
73rd Avenue Northwest2.6 mi
106th Street Northwest2.3 mi
78th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
107th Street Northwest2.0 mi
County Road 151.0 mi
72nd Avenue Northwest0.7 mi
109th Street Northwest0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Richland 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)172235526574808069523421
Rain (in)0.60.50.81.02.53.62.82.01.81.20.70.5

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Richland Township →

Next door

Richland Township and its neighbors

Richland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Soo Township35 miRichland Township33 miNorth Star Township27 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Richland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Soo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Star 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 Richland Township

Is there public land near Richland Township?

1,331 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 161 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Richland 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 →