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Outdoors in Eagles Nest Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Eagles Nest Township

The biggest trail networks: Bear Head Lake State Park (2 mi). 7% of Eagles Nest Township’s land is conserved, about 1,134 acres. 1,244 acres are parks and preserves, 4,823 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
7%
1,134 acres · of 25.3 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,244 ac
4,823 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.1 mi
7.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
17
5 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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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 Bear Head Lake State Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bear Head Lake State Park

Nature preserve
1,668 acres2 mi of trail
David Dill-Taconite State TrailSnowmobile trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Superior National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
129 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

1,134 conserved acres

7% of Eagles Nest Township’s land. Water is left out: Eagles Nest Township has 25.3 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eagles Nest Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources981 ac
U.S. Forest Service129 ac
State fish & wildlife24 ac
State Resource Management Area · 975 acNational Forest · 129 acState Conservation Area · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources975Open
Superior National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service129Open
Two Rivers, East State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife21Restricted
Eagle's Nest Island No. 4 State Scientific and Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources6Restricted
Armstrong River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife3Restricted
Things to do

5 places to go in Eagles Nest Township

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

Boat launches in Eagles Nest Township
Eagle Nest Lake (2) Public Water Access Site
Directions
Eagles Nest Lake (3) Public Water Access SiteIn Bear Head Lake State Park
Directions

Plus 3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 17 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 2.0 mi
David Dill-Taconite State Trail1.5 mi
Snowmobile trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Armstrong LakelakeCamp LakeClear LakelakeEagles Nest Lake Number FourEagles Nest Lake Number OneEagles Nest Lake Number ThreeEagles Nest Lake Number TwolakeFivemile LakeGafvert LakeMud LakeNeedle Boy LakeNickolson LakePickerel LakeSixmile LakeArmstrong RiverEast Two RiverMud Creek
Biking & sports

7.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

7.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Eagles Nest 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)8.810.211.713.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162337516474787666513421
Rain (in)1.00.91.11.93.04.14.03.23.52.71.71.2

February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eagles Nest Township →

Next door

Eagles Nest Township and its neighbors

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Morse Township67 miBreitung Township21 miEagles Nest Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Eagles Nest Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morse Township35%0.642011%A−
Breitung 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 Eagles Nest Township

Where can I hike in Eagles Nest Township?

The longest trail networks: Bear Head Lake State Park, 2 miles; Superior National Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Eagles Nest Township’s trails?

Bear Head Lake State Park and Superior National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Eagles Nest Township?

7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Eagles Nest Township?

55,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagles Nest Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,232 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eagles Nest Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →