Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
385 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Riverdale Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverdale Township
8% of Riverdale Township’s land is conserved, about 1,879 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Riverdale Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
8%
1,879 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.7 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,879 conserved acres
8% of Riverdale Township’s land. Who manages Riverdale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,893 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,893 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,879 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Riverdale Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Riverdale Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 25.2 mi
114th Avenue Southeast4.0 mi
95th Street Southeast2.4 mi
92nd Street Southeast2.2 mi
108th Avenue Southeast1.7 mi
91st Street Southeast1.6 mi
109th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
113th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
94th Street Southeast0.4 mi
96th Street Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Riverdale Township
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 72 | 57 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riverdale Township →
Next door
Riverdale Township and its neighbors
Riverdale Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Riverdale Township27 miBear Creek Township19 miLovell Township15 miJackson Township13 miHudson Township6.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hudson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lovell Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bear Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson 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 Riverdale Township
Are dogs allowed on Riverdale Township’s trails?
Dakota Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riverdale Township?
1,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverdale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Riverdale 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 →