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Outdoors in Vale Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vale Township

20% of Vale Township’s land is conserved, about 4,520 acres. 39 miles of mapped trail cross Vale Township, 1.1 per square mile of land. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
20%
4,520 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
50%
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

4,520 conserved acres

20% of Vale Township’s land. Who manages Vale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,467 ac
State land board475 ac
Resource Management Area · 2,849 acConservation Easement · 2,618 acState Resource Management Area · 475 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,618 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Burke County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,849Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board475Open
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 39.0 mi
97th Street Northwest4.1 mi
87th Avenue Northwest3.9 mi
86th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
96th Street Northwest1.8 mi
89th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
88th Avenue Northwest1.4 mi
99th Street Northwest1.0 mi
100th Street Northwest0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Vale 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235536674808070533522
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.12.53.72.71.81.71.20.70.5

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 Vale Township →

Next door

Vale Township and its neighbors

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Dale Township42 miFay Township40 miVale Township39 miPortal Township38 miFoothills Township38 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Vale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Foothills Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Portal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fay 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 Vale Township

Is there public land near Vale Township?

9,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 471 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vale 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 →