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Outdoors in Beatty Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Beatty Township

The biggest trail networks: Kabetogama State Forest (5.9 mi). 40 miles of mapped trail cross Beatty Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
268 acres · of 65.0 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
11 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Kabetogama State Forest, with 5.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kabetogama State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
7,202 acres5.9 mi of trail
Arrowhead State TrailDavid Dill Arrowhead TrailCook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile TrailPortage
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Superior National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
121 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

268 conserved acres

1% of Beatty Township’s land. Water is left out: Beatty Township has 65.0 square miles of land and 14.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Beatty Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources144 ac
U.S. Forest Service120 ac
Bureau of Land Management5 ac
State Resource Management Area · 144 acNational Forest · 120 acNational Public Lands · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources144Open
Kabetogama Purchase Unit
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service120Open
Northeastern States District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management5Open
Things to do

13 places to go in Beatty Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Beatty Township
Ban Lake Public Water Access Site
Directions
Elbow Lake (N) Public Water Access Site
Directions
Elbow Lake (S) Public Water Access Site
Directions
Head o Lakes Public Water Access Site
Directions
Pederson Landing (Wakemup Bay) Public Water Access Site
Directions

Plus 6 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

4 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 13.2 mi
Arrowhead State Trail8.5 mi
David Dill Arrowhead Trail7.4 mi
Cook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile Trail2.4 mi
Portage1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Beatty 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.713.615.116.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162337516574787667523422
Rain (in)0.90.81.01.92.94.14.13.23.32.61.61.2

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Beatty Township →

Next door

Beatty Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Beatty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Owens Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Portage Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Field Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Leiding 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 Beatty Township

Where can I hike in Beatty Township?

The longest trail networks: Kabetogama State Forest, 5.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Beatty Township’s trails?

Kabetogama State Forest and Superior National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Beatty Township?

175,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beatty Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,350 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Beatty 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 →