Whitestone Hill Historic Site
Managed by State Historical Society of North Dakota
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Whitestone Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Whitestone Township
43% of Whitestone Township’s land is conserved, about 9,893 acres. 67 acres are parks and preserves, 2,487 per 1,000 residents. 9.3 miles of mapped trail cross Whitestone Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
43%
9,893 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
9.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
2,487 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
9,893 conserved acres
43% of Whitestone Township’s land. Who manages Whitestone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service14,678 ac
State land board173 ac
Conservation Easement · 14,346 acResource Management Area · 332 acState Resource Management Area · 173 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,553 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 332 | Restricted |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 173 | Open |
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.3 mi
87th Street Southeast4.0 mi
78th Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
89th Street Southeast1.1 mi
85th Street Southeast1.0 mi
84th Street Southeast0.7 mi
90th Street Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Whitestone Township: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 55 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Whitestone Township →
Next door
Whitestone Township and its neighbors
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Potsdam Township25 miHamburg Township16 miYoung Township15 miGrand Valley Township13 miWhitestone Township9.3 miGerman Township9.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Young Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| German Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Potsdam 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 Whitestone Township
Are dogs allowed on Whitestone Township’s trails?
Whitestone Hill Historic Site doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whitestone Township?
3,269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitestone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 236 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Whitestone 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 →