Mississippi River County Park
Managed by Stearns County
208 acres5.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Brockway Township
Brockway Township has 207 acres of parks, 70 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mississippi River County Park (5.6 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brockway Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #247 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
178 acres · of 47.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
207 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brockway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brockway Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #247 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brockway Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land70 acres of park per 1,000 residents (207 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% 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 31%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 10%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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 Mississippi River County Park, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
178 conserved acres
1% of Brockway Township’s land. Who manages Brockway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service357 ac
Resource Management Area · 357 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 357 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Brockway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Brockway Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Brockway Township
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Brockway 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) | 20 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 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 Brockway Township →
Next door
Brockway Township and its neighbors
Brockway Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brockway Township7.5 miWatab Township4.7 miSt. Wendel Township3.4 miLangola Township3.1 miHolding Township1.6 miTwo Rivers Township1.0 miRice0.7 miLe Sauk Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway Township | 1% | 0.2 | 70 | 2% | C |
| Watab Township | 4% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Langola Township | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 4% | C− |
| Holding Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 1% | D |
| Rice | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 53% | C− |
| St. Wendel Township | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Le Sauk Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 48 | 36% | C |
| Two Rivers 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 Brockway Township
Where can I hike in Brockway Township?
The longest trail networks: Mississippi River County Park, 5.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brockway 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 Brockway Township’s trails?
Mississippi River County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brockway Township?
2,887 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brockway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 207 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brockway Township have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #247 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 Brockway 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 →