Crete Slough Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Vivian Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Vivian Township
18% of Vivian Township’s land is conserved, about 4,123 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Vivian Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
18%
4,123 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
24 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,123 conserved acres
18% of Vivian Township’s land. Who manages Vivian Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,470 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)658 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,120 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 8 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent County Waterfowl Production Area National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 8 | Restricted |
| Crete Slough State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
Trails & water
10 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 24.0 mi
80th Street Southeast1.8 mi
125th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
78th Street Southeast1.0 mi
122nd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
124th Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
120th Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
84th Street Southeast0.7 mi
81st Street Southeast0.7 mi
83rd Street Southeast0.5 mi
Wunderlich Street South0.3 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Vivian 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 56 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vivian Township →
Next door
Vivian Township and its neighbors
Vivian Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Denver Township29 miVivian Township24 miHarlem Township23 miWhitestone Hill Township16 miVerner Township14 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Whitestone Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Denver Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harlem Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Verner 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 Vivian Township
Are dogs allowed on Vivian Township’s trails?
Crete Slough Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Vivian Township?
1,294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vivian Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vivian 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 →