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Outdoors in Riverview Township

More than half of Riverview Township’s land is conserved: 81%

81% of Riverview Township’s land is conserved, about 22,731 acres. The biggest trail networks: Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area (3.2 mi). 40 miles of mapped trail cross Riverview Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
81%
22,731 acres · of 43.9 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Antelope Creek WMA, with 3.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area

Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
921 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

22,731 conserved acres

81% of Riverview Township’s land. Water is left out: Riverview Township has 43.9 square miles of land and 17.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverview Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers13,888 ac
U.S. Forest Service7,531 ac
State land board1,280 ac
State fish & wildlife948 ac
Recreation Management Area · 13,888 acNational Grassland · 7,531 acState Resource Management Area · 1,280 acState Conservation Area · 948 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sakakawea Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers13,888Open
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service7,531Open
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,280Open
Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife948Restricted
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 40.2 mi
98th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
99th Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Riverview 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)212639556776838372553825
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.43.22.81.81.61.10.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riverview Township →

Next door

Riverview Township and its neighbors

Riverview Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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
Riverview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elm Tree Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hawkeye 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 Riverview Township

Where can I hike in Riverview Township?

The longest trail networks: Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area, 3.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Riverview Township’s trails?

Antelope Creek Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Riverview Township?

68,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverview Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,767 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Riverview 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 →