Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Wise Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wise Township
40% of Wise Township’s land is conserved, about 8,555 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 121 per 1,000 residents. 44 miles of mapped trail cross Wise Township, 1.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
40%
8,555 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
121 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8,555 conserved acres
40% of Wise Township’s land. Water is left out: Wise Township has 33.4 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wise Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,459 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,447 ac
State land board925 ac
Bureau of Land Management23 ac
State fish & wildlife14 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,250 acPrivate Conservation · 1,447 acState Resource Management Area · 925 acResource Management Area · 208 acNational Public Lands · 23 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,042 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 36 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Williams Nature Preserve Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,447 | Unknown |
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 925 | Open |
| Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 208 | Restricted |
| North Dakota Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 23 | Open |
| Blue Lake State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wise Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wise Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
13 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 43.5 mi
9th Avenue Northwest5.5 mi
6th Avenue Northwest4.5 mi
11th Avenue Northwest4.0 mi
7th Avenue Northwest2.5 mi
9th Street Northwest2.0 mi
11th Street Northwest1.8 mi
10th Avenue Northwest1.7 mi
7th Street Northwest1.5 mi
12th Avenue Northwest1.3 mi
6th Street Northwest1.3 mi
3 more trails
8th Street Northwest
1.0 mi12th Street Northwest
0.8 mi10th Street Northwest
0.6 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wise Township: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 24 | 37 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wise Township →
Next door
Wise Township and its neighbors
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Medicine Hill Township46 miLake Williams Township45 miWise Township44 miMercer Township39 miProphets Township28 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Williams Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prophets Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Medicine Hill Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mercer 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 Wise Township
Are dogs allowed on Wise Township’s trails?
Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wise Township?
16,699 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wise Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 959 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wise 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 →