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Outdoors in Cornish Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cornish Township

The biggest trail networks: Savanna State Forest (2.3 mi). 18% of Cornish Township’s land is conserved, about 3,935 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 316 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
18%
3,935 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
316 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
2 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Savanna State Forest, with 2.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Savanna State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,918 acres2.3 mi of trail
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-9Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-8Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-5
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Savanna Portage State Park

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

3,935 conserved acres

18% of Cornish Township’s land. Who manages Cornish Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources3,911 ac
State parks24 ac
State Resource Management Area · 3,911 acState Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Savanna State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources3,911Open
Savanna Portage State Park
State Park
State parks24Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Cornish Township

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

Boat launches in Cornish Township

2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

8 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 5.4 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-82.6 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-51.9 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-91.8 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-111.0 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-70.8 mi
Aitkin COunty Forestry Road 6-10.7 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 6-100.5 mi
Aitkin County Forestry Road 5-120.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Cornish 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192538526574787768533623
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.13.34.44.23.63.12.81.41.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cornish Township →

Next door

Cornish Township and its neighbors

Cornish Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Cornish Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Turner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ball Bluff Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Verdon 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 Cornish Township

Where can I hike in Cornish Township?

The longest trail networks: Savanna State Forest, 2.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Cornish Township’s trails?

Savanna State Forest and Savanna Portage State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cornish Township?

160,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cornish Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,957 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cornish 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 →