Suconnix Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
737 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: WikiMRV/M.R. Voigt · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Clearwater Township
9% of Clearwater Township’s land is conserved: 1,226 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Clearwater Township.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,226 acres · of 21.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clearwater Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clearwater Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clearwater Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% 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 14%
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Water is 6% of Clearwater Township’s area (1 of 23 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Clearwater 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hoglund Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,226 conserved acres
9% of Clearwater Township’s land. Water is left out: Clearwater Township has 21.8 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clearwater Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,200 ac
Other state land27 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,200 acConservation Easement · 27 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suconnix State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 737 | Restricted |
| Minnesota Veterans State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 460 | Restricted |
| Hoglund State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
Trails & water
8 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Clearwater 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 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 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 Clearwater Township →
Next door
Clearwater Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Silver Creek Township14 miLynden Township6.9 miClear Lake Township1.0 miClearwater0.7 miClearwater Township0.1 miCorinna Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Lynden Township | 1% | 0.3 | 159 | 12% | C+ |
| Clearwater | under 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 94% | B− |
| Clear Lake Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 3% | C− |
| Corinna Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 78 | 7% | C |
| Silver Creek Township | 10% | 0.4 | 706 | 15% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clearwater Township
How much of Clearwater Township is conserved land?
9% 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 Clearwater Township’s trails?
Suconnix Wildlife Management Area and Hoglund Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clearwater Township?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clearwater Township?
6,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearwater Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clearwater Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Clearwater 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 →