Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Acoma Township
9% of Acoma Township’s land is conserved: 1,815 acres
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Acoma Township.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,815 acres · of 31.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.8 mi
5.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Acoma Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Acoma Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Acoma Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Water is 10% of Acoma Township’s area (3 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Acoma Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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.
Prieve Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,815 conserved acres
9% of Acoma Township’s land. Water is left out: Acoma Township has 31.5 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Acoma Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,262 ac
Other state land228 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)180 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits105 ac
State fish & wildlife97 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,775 acState Conservation Area · 97 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,715 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 48 | Restricted |
| Prieve State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 41 | Restricted |
| Cedar Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Aitkin/McLeod/Meeker) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Restricted |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Acoma Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Acoma Township
Piepenburg County ParkFee
DirectionsTrails & water
8 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.8 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Acoma Township
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Acoma Township →
Next door
Acoma Township and its neighbors
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Ellsworth Township5.8 miHutchinson5.1 miLynn Township1.9 miAcoma Township1.1 miCedar Mills Township0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acoma Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Hutchinson | 4% | 0.6 | 24 | 97% | A− |
| Cedar Mills Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lynn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ellsworth 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 Acoma Township
How much of Acoma Township is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Acoma Township’s trails?
Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area and Prieve Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Acoma Township?
5.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Acoma Township?
1,365 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Acoma Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Acoma Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Acoma 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 →