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Outdoors in Rusland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rusland Township

11% of Rusland Township’s land is conserved, about 2,408 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Rusland Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,408 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.6 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

2,408 conserved acres

11% of Rusland Township’s land. Who manages Rusland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,329 ac
State land board79 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,329 acState Resource Management Area · 79 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,329 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 board79Open
Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.8 mi
36th Avenue Northeast2.8 mi
13th Street Northeast2.6 mi
32nd Avenue Northeast2.4 mi
35th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
15th Street Northeast2.0 mi
33rd Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
17th Street Northeast1.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Rusland Township: 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)182236536776818071553623
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.73.53.02.11.91.40.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rusland Township →

Next door

Rusland Township and its neighbors

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Delger Township30 miPony Gulch Township26 miRusland Township22 miSt. Anna Township22 miManfred Township21 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Rusland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Anna Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pony Gulch Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delger Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Manfred 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 Rusland Township

Is there public land near Rusland Township?

2,822 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rusland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rusland 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 →