Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
12,083 acres14.2 mi of trail
82nd Avenue Northwest83rd Avenue Northwest84th Street Northwest
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Vanville Township
More than half of Vanville Township’s land is conserved: 67%
67% of Vanville Township’s land is conserved, about 14,352 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (14.2 mi). 28 miles of mapped trail cross Vanville Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
67%
14,352 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.9 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 Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, with 14.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lostwood Wilderness
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
14,352 conserved acres
67% of Vanville Township’s land. Water is left out: Vanville Township has 33.4 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Vanville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service26,375 ac
State land board472 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 24,355 acConservation Easement · 2,019 acState Resource Management Area · 472 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,701 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 24,355 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 472 | Open |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 28.4 mi
79th Avenue Northwest1.4 mi
78th Avenue Northwest1.3 mi
84th Avenue Northwest1.2 mi
82nd Avenue Northwest1.1 mi
83rd Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
81st Street Northwest1.0 mi
79th Street Northwest0.9 mi
82nd Street Northwest0.6 mi
84th Street Northwest0.4 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Vanville 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 52 | 34 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vanville Township →
Next door
Vanville Township and its neighbors
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Dimond Township31 miGarness Township29 miVanville Township28 miKandiyohi Township28 miLostwood Township23 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Garness Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dimond Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kandiyohi Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lostwood 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 Vanville Township
Where can I hike in Vanville Township?
The longest trail networks: Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge, 14.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Vanville Township’s trails?
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge and Lostwood Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vanville Township?
12,118 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vanville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 471 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vanville 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 →