Lewis and Clark Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Williston Township
47% of Williston Township’s land is conserved: 4,225 acres
7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Williston Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
47%
4,225 acres · of 14.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Williston Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williston Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williston Township is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williston Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land47% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Water is 25% of Williston Township’s area (5 of 19 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 36%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,225 conserved acres
47% of Williston Township’s land. Water is left out: Williston Township has 14.1 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Williston Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers4,225 ac
State fish & wildlife10 ac
Recreation Management Area · 4,225 acState Conservation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakakawea Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 4,225 | Open |
| Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.3 mi
140th Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Williston Township: May and July to 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 84 | 73 | 56 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Williston Township →
Next door
Williston Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Tri Township93 miTrenton Township41 miStony Creek Township31 miJudson Township20 miMissouri Ridge Township20 miWilliston12 miWilliston Township7.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston Township | 47% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Williston | 4% | 0.5 | 9 | 71% | B |
| Tri Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Judson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stony Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Missouri Ridge Township | 1% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Trenton 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 Williston Township
How much of Williston Township is conserved land?
47% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Williston Township’s trails?
Lewis and Clark Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Williston Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Williston Township?
30,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,744 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Williston Township have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Williston 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 →