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Outdoors in Roland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Roland Township

The biggest trail networks: Lake Metigoshe State Park (1.9 mi). 21% of Roland Township’s land is conserved, about 5,088 acres. 1,672 acres are parks and preserves, 2,151 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
21%
5,088 acres · of 38.2 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,672 ac
2,151 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
19 mi
19 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
14
1 beach · 2 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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 Lake Metigoshe State Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lake Metigoshe State Park

Managed by North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department
1,083 acres1.9 mi of trail
Old Oak Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Thompson Lake Wildlife Management Area

Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
646 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5,088 conserved acres

21% of Roland Township’s land. Water is left out: Roland Township has 38.2 square miles of land and 5.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Roland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land1,949 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,579 ac
State parks1,080 ac
State fish & wildlife575 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)114 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,949 acConservation Easement · 1,282 acState Park · 1,080 acState Recreation Area · 575 acResource Management Area · 411 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,278 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
North Dakota State Forest Service Land
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land1,949Open
Lake Metigoshe State Park
State Park
State parks1,080Open
Thompson Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife575Open
Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service411Restricted
Things to do

12 places to go in Roland Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Roland Township
Hahn's Bay CampgroundNorth Dakota State Forest
Directions
Maid O' MoonshineIn Lake Metigoshe State Park
Directions
WashegumIn Lake Metigoshe State Park
Directions

Plus 3 campgrounds without a name on the map.

Trails & water

6 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 25.8 mi
105th Street Northeast1.0 mi
Old Oak Trail0.9 mi
108th Street Northeast0.5 mi
17th Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
14th Avenue Northeast0.3 mi
104th Street Northeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Duck LakeHarman LakeHarts LakeLake BennettLake BessieLake CouthardLake DanaLake FrancisLake KlingenbergLake McDonaldLake MetigoshelakeLake ThomasMud LakeSchool Section Lake
Biking & sports

19 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

19 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Roland 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)151932496371777666503219
Rain (in)0.60.60.71.02.64.12.92.41.71.60.80.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Roland Township →

Next door

Roland Township and its neighbors

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Dalen Township51 miHomen Township30 miRoland Township27 miWhitteron Township25 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Roland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Homen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dalen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Whitteron 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 Roland Township

Where can I hike in Roland Township?

The longest trail networks: Lake Metigoshe State Park, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Roland Township’s trails?

Lake Metigoshe State Park and Thompson Lake Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Roland Township?

19 miles of bike routes are on the map: 19 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Roland Township?

18,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,622 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Roland 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 →