Albion Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
543 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Albion Township
6% of Albion Township’s land is conserved: 1,351 acres
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Albion Township.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,351 acres · of 32.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Albion Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Albion Township is ahead of 11% 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 Albion Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark 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 11%
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Water is 8% of Albion 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 6%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Albion 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Albion WMA, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Swartout State Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota State Parks
110 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hidden Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,351 conserved acres
6% of Albion Township’s land. Water is left out: Albion Township has 32.6 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Albion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife692 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service587 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)171 ac
Other state land41 ac
State Conservation Area · 692 acConservation Easement · 519 acResource Management Area · 279 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 519 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 543 | Restricted |
| Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 140 | Restricted |
| Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 139 | Restricted |
| Swartout State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 110 | Restricted |
| Hidden Marsh State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Restricted |
Trails & water
7 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Albion 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 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
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 Albion Township →
Next door
Albion Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
French Lake Township12 miMaple Lake Township9.4 miAlbion Township0.2 miMaple Lake0.1 miMiddleville Township0.0 miCorinna Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| French Lake Township | 5% | 0.4 | 524 | 36% | B+ |
| Maple Lake | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 51% | C− |
| Middleville Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 134 | 12% | C |
| Maple Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Corinna Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 78 | 7% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Albion Township
Where can I hike in Albion Township?
The longest trail networks: Albion Wildlife Management Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Albion Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Albion Township’s trails?
Albion Wildlife Management Area and Swartout State Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Albion Township?
5,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albion Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Albion Township have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Albion 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 →