About 25% of Malcolm is conserved land, roughly 5,573 acres. There are about 24 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Audubon WMA (3.8 mi) and Audubon National Wildlife Refuge (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Malcolm, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Malcolm outdoors
Conserved land
25%
5,573 of 22,399 acres
Trails
24 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife
4,077 ac
Army Corps of Engineers
2,328 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1,142 ac
State land board
153 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 500 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 paths0.0 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Malcolm
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 4,077 acRecreation Management Area 2,328 acResource Management Area 633 acConservation Easement 509 acState Resource Management Area 153 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
AudubonState Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife
4,077
Restricted
Sakakawea Recreation AreaRecreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers
2,328
Open
Mclean County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
633
Restricted
Nd State Lands - Surface OwnershipState Resource Management Area