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White Earth, North Dakota 10-18-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in White Earth

Few parks or trails are on the map in White Earth

25% of White Earth’s land is conserved, about 233 acres. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross White Earth, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
233 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

233 conserved acres

25% of White Earth’s land. Who manages White Earth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board233 ac
State Resource Management Area · 233 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board233Open
When to get out

The best walking months in White Earth: 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)192437546675818171543623
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.12.23.32.91.81.51.10.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in White Earth →

Next door

White Earth and its neighbors

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White Earth Township28 miSorkness Township12 miWhite Earth2.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
White Earth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Earth Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sorkness 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 White Earth

Is there public land near White Earth?

8,564 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Earth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 237 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from White Earth 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 →