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Outdoors in Shell Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Shell Township

5% of Shell Township’s land is conserved, about 1,102 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Shell Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,102 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 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

1,102 conserved acres

5% of Shell Township’s land. Who manages Shell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service780 ac
State land board633 ac
Conservation Easement · 780 acState Resource Management Area · 633 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 470 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 board633Open
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 17.6 mi
62nd Avenue Northwest2.9 mi
60th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
44th Street Northwest1.3 mi
64th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
45th Street Northwest1.0 mi
46th Street Northwest1.0 mi
43rd Street Northwest0.6 mi
48th Street Northwest0.3 mi
42nd Street Northwest0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Shell 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)202537546675828271553724
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.12.53.42.81.81.71.10.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shell Township →

Next door

Shell Township and its neighbors

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Osloe Township34 miSpring Coulee Township33 miOakland Township21 miShell Township18 miWayzetta Township7.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Shell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oakland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wayzetta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Coulee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osloe 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 Shell Township

Is there public land near Shell Township?

10,944 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 636 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shell Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →