Waterfowl Production Area
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Spring Valley Township
More than half of Spring Valley Township’s land is conserved: 57%
57% of Spring Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 12,172 acres. 8.6 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Valley Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
57%
12,172 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12,172 conserved acres
57% of Spring Valley Township’s land. Water is left out: Spring Valley Township has 33.3 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spring Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,014 ac
State land board868 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,362 acResource Management Area · 2,652 acState Resource Management Area · 868 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,974 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,652 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 868 | Open |
Trails & water
8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.3 mi
92nd Street Southeast1.7 mi
67th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
68th Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
93rd Street Southeast0.3 mi
71st Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
90th Street Southeast0.2 mi
72nd Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
66th Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Spring Valley 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 24 | 37 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Valley Township →
Next door
Spring Valley Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| German Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Albertha 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 Spring Valley Township
Are dogs allowed on Spring Valley Township’s trails?
Waterfowl Production Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring Valley Township?
10,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 872 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spring Valley 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 →