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Denbigh Experimental Forest
Managed by US Forest Service
633 acres5.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Riga
Riga, ND parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Riga is conserved land, roughly 5,176 acres. There are about 36 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Denbigh Experimental Forest (5.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Riga, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Riga outdoors
Conserved land
22%
5,176 of 23,126 acres
Trails
36 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.4 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Riga
Unnamed scenic view in Denbigh Experimental Forest
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 35.7 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- 66th Street North2.1 mi
- 64th Street North2.0 mi
- 2nd Avenue North1.7 mi
- 63rd Street North1.3 mi
- 8th Avenue North1.1 mi
- 4th Avenue North1.1 mi
- 65th Street North1.0 mi
- 62nd Street North0.8 mi
- 60th Street North0.8 mi
- 5th Avenue North0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,176 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 4,067 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 paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Riga
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 5,093 acNational Forest 583 acState Resource Management Area 485 acResearch or Educational Area 41 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denbigh Purchase UnitNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 583 | Open |
| Nd State Lands - Surface OwnershipState Resource Management Area | State land board | 485 | Open |
| Denbigh Experimental ForestResearch or Educational Area | U.S. Forest Service | 41 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Thompson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Riga and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Riga'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 20-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.