Upper Spunk Lake County Park
Managed by Sterarns County
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Collegeville Township
6% of Collegeville Township’s land is conserved: 1,164 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 6.4 miles of mapped trail cross Collegeville Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #256 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,164 acres · of 31.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
23
1 beach · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Collegeville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Collegeville Township is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #256 of 274 in Minnesota. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Collegeville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 23%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 7%
Water is 10% of Collegeville Township’s area (4 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Collegeville 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,164 conserved acres
6% of Collegeville Township’s land. Water is left out: Collegeville Township has 31.6 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Collegeville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,531 ac
State natural resources97 ac
Other state land47 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Resource Management Area · 1,028 acConservation Easement · 550 acState Conservation Area · 99 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 550 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,028 | Restricted |
| Avon Hills Forest State Scientific and Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 97 | Restricted |
| Island Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Stearns) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Collegeville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Collegeville Township
Saint John's Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Collegeville Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 23 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.8 mi
Chapel Trail1.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Beach volleyball
1Football
1Tracks
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
St. John's Abbey and University Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Collegeville 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 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Collegeville Township →
Next door
Collegeville Township and its neighbors
Collegeville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Joseph Township13 miCollegeville Township6.4 miWakefield Township4.8 miSt. John's University4.2 miAvon Township3.9 miFarming Township1.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegeville Township | 6% | 0.2 | 2 | 1% | C− |
| Farming Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Wakefield Township | 2% | 0.2 | 94 | 23% | C+ |
| Avon Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 6% | D |
| St. Joseph Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. John's University | — 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 Collegeville Township
How much of Collegeville 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 Collegeville Township’s trails?
Upper Spunk Lake County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Collegeville Township?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Collegeville Township?
2,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Collegeville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Collegeville Township have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #256 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 Collegeville 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 →