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Outdoors in Scandia Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Scandia Township

6% of Scandia Township’s land is conserved, about 1,599 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Scandia Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
1,599 acres · of 43.9 sq mi of land
Trails
25 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

1,599 conserved acres

6% of Scandia Township’s land. Who manages Scandia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,602 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,597 acResource Management Area · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,597 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 24.7 mi
3rd Avenue Northwest3.3 mi
1st Avenue Northwest2.8 mi
109th Street Northwest2.4 mi
106th Street Northwest2.0 mi
104th Street Northwest2.0 mi
2nd Avenue Northwest1.3 mi
105th Street Northwest1.0 mi
5th Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
4th Avenue Northwest0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Scandia 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)162034526674808070533421
Rain (in)0.60.50.71.02.33.82.72.21.61.40.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scandia Township →

Next door

Scandia Township and its neighbors

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Eidsvold Township46 miHaram Township34 miScandia Township25 miScotia Township19 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Scandia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haram Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Scotia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eidsvold 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 Scandia Township

Is there public land near Scandia Township?

4,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scandia 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 Scandia 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 →