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Outdoors in Viking Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Viking Township

13% of Viking Township’s land is conserved, about 3,019 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Viking Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
3,019 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 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

3,019 conserved acres

13% of Viking Township’s land. Who manages Viking Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,412 ac
U.S. Forest Service168 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,412 acNational Grassland · 168 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,851 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sheyenne National Grassland
National Grassland
U.S. Forest Service168Open
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 15.2 mi
North Country Trail2.1 mi
61st Street Southeast1.6 mi
162nd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
159th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
66th Street Southeast0.6 mi
158th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
156th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
60th Street Southeast0.2 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Viking 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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437556978828172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.14.23.42.92.72.10.80.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Viking Township →

Next door

Viking Township and its neighbors

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Sheyenne Township59 miColfax Township36 miBarrie Township23 miGarborg Township18 miViking Township15 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Viking Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barrie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Garborg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sheyenne Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colfax 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 Viking Township

Is there public land near Viking Township?

13,843 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Viking Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 168 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Viking 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 →