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Outdoors in Thorson Township

More than half of Thorson Township’s land is conserved: 72%

72% of Thorson Township’s land is conserved, about 16,442 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Thorson Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
72%
16,442 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.7 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

16,442 conserved acres

72% of Thorson Township’s land. Who manages Thorson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21,235 ac
State land board1,106 ac
Conservation Easement · 21,108 acState Resource Management Area · 1,106 acResource Management Area · 127 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15,272 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 board1,106Open
Burke County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service127Restricted
Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.4 mi
100th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
102nd Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
96th Avenue Northwest0.9 mi
84th Street Northwest0.7 mi
90th Street Northwest0.5 mi
88th Street Northwest0.4 mi
101st Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Thorson 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235526473797969523422
Rain (in)0.50.50.61.12.43.72.91.81.71.30.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Thorson Township →

Next door

Thorson Township and its neighbors

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Cleary Township36 miStoneview Township33 miBattleview Township32 miHarmonious Township28 miThorson Township26 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Thorson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cleary Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Battleview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stoneview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harmonious 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 Thorson Township

Is there public land near Thorson Township?

13,950 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thorson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,110 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Thorson 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 →