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Park River North Dakota Map

Explore Park River, North Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Park River, North Dakota

How to Use This Park River, North Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Park River, North Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of North Dakota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Park River.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Park River
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Walsh County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.398604
Longitude	-97.7412
Population	1,424
Density	212.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58270
Area Code	701
County Seat	Grafton
School District	Park River Area Public School District 8

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About Park River, North Dakota

Park River is a locality in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,424. The population density is 212.3 people per km². Park River is located at 48.3986°N, 97.7412°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Park River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58270.

Park River emerges from the flat, expansive reach of the northern plains, defined by the winding course of the South Branch Park River that cuts a deliberate, willow-lined path through the local topography. It lies 46.2 miles northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 315°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west of Grafton. This waterway serves as the primary artery for the land, carving a subtle depression into the black, fertile earth that stretches toward a horizon seemingly pushed back by the weight of an enormous, pale sky. Just two miles away, the quiet waters of Homme Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic, seasonal agitation of the wind across the open fields. In the autumn, the light here turns a bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the flat, unyielding geometry of the horizon and the quiet resilience of the trees clinging to the riverbanks.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Park River, as the economy remains tethered to the cycles of planting and harvest that have defined this region for generations. The legacy of homesteading persists in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain elevators that rise like monoliths against the clouds, serving as markers of a commerce built on the bounty of the soil. Residents often find their way to Homme Lake for recreation, a destination that anchors the social geography of the vicinity as surely as the wheat fields anchor the financial one. Life in Park River moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, reflecting a culture that values the endurance required to weather the long, biting winters and the immense, isolating silence of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Homme Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 283° W
C.c. Cook (State Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 319° NW
Walsh County Water Management Board (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 311° NW
Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 20.6 mi, 177° S
Cavalier County (State Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 335° NW
Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.4 mi, 118° SE · 632 acres
Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.5 mi, 273° W · 312 acres
Icelandic State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 360° N
Cavalier County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 26.5 mi, 295° NW
Prairie Chicken (State Recreation Area) — 27.6 mi, 132° SE
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 161° S
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 33.7 mi, 161° S
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 35.2 mi, 151° SE
Survivor's Flower Bed (Monument) — 41.6 mi, 066° NE
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 137° SE
Pembina State Museum (Monument) — 45.5 mi, 029° NE
Heritage Village (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 133° SE
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 46.2 mi, 134° SE
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 46.3 mi, 135° SE
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 46.3 mi, 135° SE
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 064° NE
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 57.2 mi, 077° E
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 62.7 mi, 101° E
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 67.8 mi, 129° SE
Long lake (Attraction) — 73.9 mi, 250° W

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