Blair Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Alexandria Township
8% of Alexandria Township’s land is conserved: 999 acres
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Alexandria Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #241 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
999 acres · of 19.2 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.2 mi
3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 5 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alexandria Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alexandria Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #241 of 274 in Minnesota. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alexandria Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 12%
Water is 19% of Alexandria Township’s area (4 of 24 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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.
LeHomme Dieu Beach Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
999 conserved acres
8% of Alexandria Township’s land. Water is left out: Alexandria Township has 19.2 square miles of land and 4.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Alexandria Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land535 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service322 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)213 ac
State fish & wildlife52 ac
Conservation Easement · 833 acResource Management Area · 237 acState Conservation Area · 52 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 828 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 119 | Restricted |
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 118 | Restricted |
| Blair Pond State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 31 | Restricted |
| Crestwood Hills State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Restricted |
| Jessie Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Restricted |
Things to do
7 places to go in Alexandria Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Alexandria Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Alexandria Township
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Alexandria Township
5 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.3 mi
Wegner Lane Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Alexandria 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 37 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 38 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Alexandria Township →
Next door
Alexandria Township and its neighbors
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Carlos Township13 miHudson Township11 miLa Grand Township10 miAlexandria Township10 miAlexandria9.6 miOsakis Township7.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Township | 8% | 0.5 | 1 | 11% | C |
| Alexandria | 1% | 0.6 | 14 | 90% | B |
| Osakis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Carlos Township | 9% | 0.4 | 528 | 30% | B+ |
| Hudson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| La Grand Township | 4% | 0.4 | 37 | 31% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alexandria Township
How much of Alexandria Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Alexandria Township’s trails?
Blair Pond Wildlife Management Area and LeHomme Dieu Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Alexandria Township?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Alexandria Township?
1,869 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alexandria Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alexandria Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 of 274 in Minnesota. 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 Alexandria 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 →