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Outdoors in Crow Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crow Lake Township

11% of Crow Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 2,391 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Crow Lake Township.

Conserved land
11%
2,391 acres · of 33.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
9.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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.

Tamarac Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
587 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
206 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Norman T. Dahlman Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2,391 conserved acres

11% of Crow Lake Township’s land. Who manages Crow Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,667 ac
State fish & wildlife786 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits258 ac
Other state land57 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,226 acState Conservation Area · 786 acResource Management Area · 756 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,226 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service756Restricted
TState Aquatic Management Arearac State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife611Restricted
Edward Raymond Mohs State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife132Restricted
Norman T. Dahlman State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife42Restricted
Fish Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Crow 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546877817971563925
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.63.44.54.23.92.92.61.30.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crow Lake Township →

Next door

Crow Lake Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Crow Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brooten— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colfax Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Fork Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Johanna Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norway Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crow River 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 Crow Lake Township

Are dogs allowed on Crow Lake Township’s trails?

Tamarac Wildlife Management Area and Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Crow Lake Township?

3,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crow Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crow 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 →