Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish & Wildlife Service
3,356 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Thelma Township
More than half of Thelma Township’s land is conserved: 53%
53% of Thelma Township’s land is conserved, about 11,540 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Thelma Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
53%
11,540 acres · of 34.2 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
1.2 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
The longest trail network is Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11,540 conserved acres
53% of Thelma Township’s land. Water is left out: Thelma Township has 34.2 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Thelma Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service14,512 ac
State land board2,381 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,127 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 5,385 acState Resource Management Area · 2,381 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,471 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 5,385 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 2,381 | Open |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 42.5 mi
379th Street Southeast4.5 mi
444th Street Southeast2.1 mi
5th Avenue Northeast2.1 mi
34th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
405th Street Southeast1.5 mi
76th Avenue Southeast1.1 mi
10th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
379th Street Northeast0.4 mi
444th Street Northeast0.4 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Thelma 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 56 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Thelma Township →
Next door
Thelma Township and its neighbors
Thelma Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Taft Township46 miThelma Township43 miWild Rose Township38 miCrown Hill Township32 miDriscoll Township27 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Taft Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crown Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wild Rose Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Driscoll 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 Thelma Township
Where can I hike in Thelma Township?
The longest trail networks: Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Thelma Township’s trails?
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thelma Township?
8,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thelma Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,755 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Thelma 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 →