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ClarksGroveCreameryPhoto: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Clarks Grove

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clarks Grove

5% of Clarks Grove’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.

Conserved land
5%
20 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

20 conserved acres

5% of Clarks Grove’s land. Water is left out: Clarks Grove has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clarks Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)11 ac
Other state land10 ac
Conservation Easement · 20 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 20 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Clarks Grove

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

Campgrounds in Clarks Grove
Gopher Stop Campground
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

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 →
Clarks Grove Cooperative CreameryBuilding · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Clarks Grove

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)222740566878817972594228
Rain (in)1.01.02.03.64.75.44.84.33.62.61.71.3

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clarks Grove →

Next door

Clarks Grove and its neighbors

Clarks Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bancroft Township0.5 miClarks Grove0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clarks Grove— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bancroft 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 Clarks Grove

Is there public land near Clarks Grove?

2,525 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clarks Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clarks Grove 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 →