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Outdoors in Sverdrup Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sverdrup Township

8% of Sverdrup Township’s land is conserved, about 1,824 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Sverdrup Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,824 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 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
Who protects it

1,824 conserved acres

8% of Sverdrup Township’s land. Who manages Sverdrup Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,785 ac
State land board40 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,785 acState Resource Management Area · 40 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,785 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 board40Open
Trails & water

7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.3 mi
5th Street Southeast2.7 mi
117th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
2nd Street Southeast0.7 mi
120th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
North Country Trail0.2 mi
6th Street Southeast0.2 mi
3rd Street Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Sverdrup 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)162134526675807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.23.03.73.72.72.21.80.70.7

February 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 Sverdrup Township →

Next door

Sverdrup Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sverdrup Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverside Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Washburn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Broadview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Greenfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ball Hill 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 Sverdrup Township

Is there public land near Sverdrup Township?

409 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sverdrup Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sverdrup 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 →