Crary Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
309 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Stevens Township
More than half of Stevens Township’s land is conserved: 50%
50% of Stevens Township’s land is conserved, about 10,842 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Stevens Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
50%
10,842 acres · of 33.7 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10,842 conserved acres
50% of Stevens Township’s land. Who manages Stevens Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,560 ac
State fish & wildlife309 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)262 ac
State land board80 ac
Bureau of Reclamation8 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,416 acResource Management Area · 414 acState Conservation Area · 309 acState Resource Management Area · 80 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10,240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 406 | Restricted |
| Crary State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 309 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 80 | Open |
| Devils Lake Resource Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 8 | Open |
Trails & water
10 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 17.6 mi
93rd Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
46th Street Northeast1.2 mi
94th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
95th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
91st Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
43rd Street Northeast0.8 mi
90th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
1st Street East0.4 mi
42nd Street Northeast0.3 mi
45th Street Northeast0.2 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Stevens 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 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 15 | 20 | 33 | 51 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 34 | 21 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stevens Township →
Next door
Stevens Township and its neighbors
Stevens Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Odessa Township20 miStevens Township18 miOntario Township17 miSouth Minnewaukan Township16 miBartlett Township15 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Minnewaukan Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bartlett Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Odessa Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ontario 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 Stevens Township
Are dogs allowed on Stevens Township’s trails?
Crary Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stevens Township?
33,222 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stevens Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 85 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Stevens 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 →