1
Turtle Mountain State Recreational Forest
Park
667 acres9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Dalen
Dalen, ND parks, trails & bike paths
About 30% of Dalen is conserved land, roughly 8,321 acres. There are about 51 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Turtle Mountain State Recreational Forest (9 mi) and Turtle Mountain Forest WMA (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dalen, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dalen outdoors
Conserved land
30%
8,321 of 27,861 acres
Trails
51 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 28 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
named on the map
Bike routes
6.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Turtle Mountain Forest Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
158 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dalen Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
V.V. Bull Wildlife Management Area
Managed by North Dakota Game and Fish Department
200 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Turtle Mountain State Forest Pine Plantation
Managed by North Dakota State Forest
58 acres0.3 mi of trail
Big Meadow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Dalen
Back Country CampsiteFee · North Dakota State Forest
Dalen CampgroundNorth Dakota State Forest
Strawberry Lake Recreation AreaNorth Dakota State Forest
Twisted Oaks Equestrian Campground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 13.1 miHorses 2.5 miUnpaved 47.1 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Ruffed Grouse Trail4.8 mi
- Dalen Trail3.0 mi
- 108th Street Northeast2.4 mi
- Big Meadow Trail1.5 mi
- Lost Meadow Trail1.5 mi
- 107th Street Northeast1.2 mi
- 8th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
- Aspen Trail0.7 mi
- 104th Street Northeast0.7 mi
- 7th Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
8,321 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,456 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Dalen
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 6,342 acConservation Easement 1,456 acState Conservation Area 352 acState Recreation Area 171 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State Forest Service LandState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6,342 | Open |
| V.v. BullState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 194 | Restricted |
| Black LakeState Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 171 | Open |
| Turtle MountianState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 158 | Restricted |
Nearby
Dalen and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dalen's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 21.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.