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Outdoors in East Park Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in East Park Township

The biggest trail networks: East Park Wildlife Management Area (8.7 mi). 49% of East Park Township’s land is conserved, about 10,555 acres. 16 miles of mapped trail cross East Park Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
49%
10,555 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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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 East Park WMA, with 8.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

East Park Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
10,135 acres8.7 mi of trail
East Park Drive Northwest460th Street Northwest117th Avenue Northwest130th Avenue Northwest+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

New Maine Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
318 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

10,555 conserved acres

49% of East Park Township’s land. Water is left out: East Park Township has 33.8 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Park Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife10,522 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service43 ac
State Conservation Area · 10,522 acConservation Easement · 43 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
East Park State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife10,204Restricted
New Maine State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife318Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
East Park Drive Northwest2.4 mi
420th Street Northwest1.6 mi
110th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
130th Avenue Northwest1.4 mi
460th Street Northwest1.3 mi
150th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
117th Avenue Northwest0.7 mi
125th Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
430th Street Northwest0.3 mi
When to get out

The walking year in East Park 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)142034516675797869523420
Rain (in)0.70.60.81.33.04.03.72.82.71.91.00.9

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in East Park Township →

Next door

East Park Township and its neighbors

East Park Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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
East Park Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Huntly Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
New Maine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lind Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lincoln 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 East Park Township

Where can I hike in East Park Township?

The longest trail networks: East Park Wildlife Management Area, 8.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on East Park Township’s trails?

East Park Wildlife Management Area and New Maine Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near East Park Township?

22 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Park Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Park 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 →