St. Catherine's Church of Lomice, North Dakota · Photo: Jozeenotslar · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Sauter Township’s land is conserved: 70%
70% of Sauter Township’s land is conserved, about 15,587 acres. 35 miles of mapped trail cross Sauter Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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15,587 conserved acres
70% of Sauter Township’s land. Who manages Sauter Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15,587 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
11 named trails
1 more trails
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Sauter 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 14 | 19 | 32 | 50 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 68 | 52 | 33 | 19 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sauter Township →
Sauter Township and its neighbors
Sauter Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauter Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Perth Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Enterprise Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lillehoff Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shepherd 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 Sauter Township
Is there public land near Sauter Township?
1,504 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sauter 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 Sauter Township neighbors.
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 →