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Outdoors in Cherry Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cherry Township

4% of Cherry Township’s land is conserved, about 863 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cherry Township.

Conserved land
4%
863 acres · of 33.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
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
Who protects it

863 conserved acres

4% of Cherry Township’s land. Who manages Cherry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources863 ac
State Resource Management Area · 863 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources863Open
Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Grass LakeLittle McQuade LakeMcQuade LakeMesaba Park LakeScott LakeWest Two River
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
3Baseball
1Softball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Mesaba Co-operative ParkDistrict · listed 2019
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Cherry 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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)182437526574787667523623
Rain (in)0.70.71.11.83.04.33.83.43.52.61.41.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cherry Township →

Next door

Cherry Township and its neighbors

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Hibbing69 miGreat Scott Township12 miLavell Township7.9 miCherry Township1.6 miClinton Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Cherry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hibbing3%0.48472%B+
Great Scott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lavell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clinton 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 Cherry Township

Is there public land near Cherry Township?

46,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cherry Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 866 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cherry Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →