Clear Lake Township Park
Managed by Clear Lake Township
37 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clear Lake Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Clear Lake Township
The biggest trail networks: Clear Lake Township Park (1 mi). 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
125 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
14
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clear Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clear Lake Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clear Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home3% 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 20%
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Water is 10% of Clear Lake Township’s area (4 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clear Lake Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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 Clear Lake Township Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
125 conserved acres
1% of Clear Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Clear Lake Township has 33.3 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clear Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources121 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
State Conservation Area · 85 acState Resource Management Area · 39 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake State Scientific and Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 82 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 39 | Open |
| Mississippi Island Sherburne State Aquatic Management Area (Sherburne) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Clear Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Clear Lake Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Clear Lake Township
4 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Clear Lake Township
Boy Scout Point
DirectionsOak IslandMN DNR
DirectionsTrails & water
14 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Clear 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clear Lake Township →
Next door
Clear Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Cloud16 miSilver Creek Township14 miBecker13 miLynden Township6.9 miHaven Township4.7 miClear Lake Township1.0 miClearwater0.7 miClearwater Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 3% | C− |
| Clearwater Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Lynden Township | 1% | 0.3 | 159 | 12% | C+ |
| Silver Creek Township | 10% | 0.4 | 706 | 15% | B+ |
| Clearwater | under 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 94% | B− |
| St. Cloud | 5% | 0.4 | 23 | 97% | A− |
| Haven Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Becker | 2% | 1.1 | 69 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clear Lake Township
Where can I hike in Clear Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Clear Lake Township Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Township’s trails?
Clear Lake Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clear Lake Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clear Lake Township?
8,774 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clear Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clear Lake Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Clear 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 →