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Outdoors in Sorkness Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sorkness Township

33% of Sorkness Township’s land is conserved, about 7,619 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Sorkness Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
7,619 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 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

7,619 conserved acres

33% of Sorkness Township’s land. Who manages Sorkness Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,637 ac
State land board1,280 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,637 acState Resource Management Area · 1,280 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,339 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 board1,280Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Sorkness Township

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

Boat launches in Sorkness Township

1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

When to get out

The best walking months in Sorkness 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)192436536674818170543623
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.23.42.91.81.51.10.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sorkness Township →

Next door

Sorkness Township and its neighbors

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Powers Lake Township39 miWhite Earth Township28 miMyrtle Township22 miManitou Township12 miSorkness Township12 miCottonwood Township6.5 miWhite Earth2.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sorkness Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cottonwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Earth Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Powers Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Manitou Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Myrtle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Earth— 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 Sorkness Township

Is there public land near Sorkness Township?

13,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sorkness Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,277 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sorkness 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 →