Doyle-Kennefick Park
Managed by Three Rivers Park District / Scott County Parks
392 acres3.3 mi of trail
Water Lily TrailBlazing Star TrailWhite Oak Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedar Lake Township
Cedar Lake Township has 490 acres of parks, 160 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Doyle-Kennefick Park (3.3 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Cedar Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 1,266 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #212 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,266 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
490 ac
160 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cedar Lake Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cedar Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedar Lake Township is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #212 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land160 acres of park per 1,000 residents (490 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13AParks close to home10% 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 49%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 23%
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
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 Doyle-Kennefick Park, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
727 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
St. Patrick's Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
81 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,266 conserved acres
6% of Cedar Lake Township’s land. Who manages Cedar Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife863 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service242 ac
County131 ac
Other state land55 ac
State Conservation Area · 863 acConservation Easement · 296 acLocal Park · 131 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 273 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradshaw Lake State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 731 | Restricted |
| Doyle-Kennefick Regional Park Local Park | County | 131 | Open |
| St. Patrick's State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 86 | Restricted |
| St. Catherine Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Scott) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
| Carls Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Scott) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cedar Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cedar Lake Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.4 mi
Water Lily Trail1.5 mi
Blazing Star Trail1.2 mi
White Oak Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Cedar Lake 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cedar Lake Township →
Next door
Cedar Lake Township and its neighbors
Cedar Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake Township | 6% | 0.1 | 160 | 10% | B− |
| Spring Lake Township | 2% | 0.1 | 89 | 31% | C+ |
| New Market Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 11% | C− |
| Helena Township | 1% | 0.1 | 152 | 32% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cedar Lake Township
Where can I hike in Cedar Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Doyle-Kennefick Park, 3.3 miles; Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cedar Lake 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 Cedar Lake Township’s trails?
Doyle-Kennefick Park and Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cedar Lake Township?
10,720 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedar Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 490 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cedar Lake Township have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #212 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 Cedar Lake 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 →