Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Crane Lake Township
More than half of Crane Lake Township’s land is conserved: 80%
80% of Crane Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 35,552 acres. The biggest trail networks: Superior National Forest (24.6 mi), Voyageurs National Park (4.3 mi), Kabetogama State Forest (2.7 mi). 17,443 acres are parks and preserves, 215,349 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
80%
35,552 acres · of 69.2 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
17,443 ac
215,349 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
14
5 boat launches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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80% of Crane Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Crane Lake Township has 69.2 square miles of land and 14.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Crane Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service17,659 ac
National Park Service17,279 ac
State natural resources670 ac
National Forest · 17,659 acNational Park · 17,279 acState Resource Management Area · 670 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Superior National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
17,659
Open
Voyageurs National Park
National Park
National Park Service
17,279
Open
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources
670
Open
Things to do
42 places to go in Crane Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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)
8.7
10.1
11.7
13.6
15.2
16.1
15.7
14.3
12.5
10.7
9.1
8.3
High (°F)
16
23
37
52
65
74
79
77
67
52
35
22
Rain (in)
1.0
0.8
1.1
1.9
3.0
3.9
3.8
3.2
3.5
2.5
1.6
1.2
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crane Lake Township →
Next door
Crane Lake Township and its neighbors
Crane Lake Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
— 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 Crane Lake Township
Where can I hike in Crane Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Superior National Forest, 24.6 miles; Voyageurs National Park, 4.3 miles; Kabetogama State Forest, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Crane Lake Township’s trails?
Superior National Forest and Voyageurs National Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crane Lake Township?
171,499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crane Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33,616 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crane Lake Township neighbors.
Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0