Upper Spunk Lake County Park
Managed by Sterarns County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Avon Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Avon Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Avon Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
288 acres · of 31.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 5.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
15
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Avon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avon Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Avon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home6% 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 12%
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Water is 8% of Avon Township’s area (3 of 34 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Avon 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
288 conserved acres
1% of Avon Township’s land. Water is left out: Avon Township has 31.6 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Avon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources251 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service25 ac
Other state land12 ac
State Conservation Area · 251 acConservation Easement · 37 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Hills Forest State Scientific and Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 251 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Avon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Avon Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Avon Township
Saint John's Abbey Run Disc Golf CourseSt Johns Abbey
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 15 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.9 mi
Boardwalk Loop0.2 mi
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Church of the Immaculate Conception-CatholicBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Avon 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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Avon Township →
Next door
Avon Township and its neighbors
Avon Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Collegeville Township6.4 miAvon Township3.9 miSt. Wendel Township3.4 miAlbany Township1.9 miHolding Township1.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| Holding Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 1% | D |
| Collegeville Township | 6% | 0.2 | 2 | 1% | C− |
| St. Wendel Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Albany Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 7% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avon Township
How much of Avon Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Avon Township’s trails?
Upper Spunk Lake County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avon Township?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 5.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Avon Township?
2,404 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Avon Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Avon 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 →